THE 


CHURCH  OF  THE  PURITANS 


PRESBYTERIAN 


ijoTH   STREET,   NEAR    5th   AVENUE 


NEW-YORK 


K,.'.1 


?'^' 


MDCCCLXXXIX 


THE 


CHURCH  OF  THE  PURITANS 


PRESBYTERIAN 


130TH   STREET,    NEAR    5TH    AVENUE 


NEW-YORK    : 

J 


MDCCCLXXXIX 


^58 


PREFACE. 

This  group  of  sketches  is  somewhat  umisital  in 
form,  since  it  is  intended  to  bear  the  salutation  of  a 
very  grateful  church  to  its  many  friends.  It  is  right 
that  they  should  know  all  the  detail  of  labors  zvhich 
they  made  possible.  Such  a  story  may  be  safely  trusted 
to  a  charity  which  has  shown  itself  so  wise,  so  patient 
and  so  delicate  in  earlier  days. 

There  are  ma7iy  who  will  here  find  a  priceless  part 
of  their  own  history.  All  infelicities  of  material  and 
treatment  ifi  these  pages  will  be  overlooked  as  they 
read  between  the  lines.  They  will  gladly  review  these 
shadows  of  the  past,  and  say  zuith  gratitude :  "  Thou 
m,aintainest  my  lot.  The  lines  are  fallen  unto  me  in 
pleasant  places.      Yea,  I  have  a  goodly  heritage.'' 

Othej's,  busy  in  gathering  material  for  the  next 
chapter  of  this  story,  have  a  special  interest  in  under- 
standing fully  IV hat  has  been  intrusted  to  their  care. 


IV 


They  zuill  find  new  reason  to  respect  and  love  a 
work  whose  smallest  services  have  been  accomplished 
with  thoughtfnlness  and  sacrifice. 

It  may  be  that  some  zvho  are  building  fior  God  in 
other  places  through  much  tribulatiojt,  will  light  anew 
the  torch  of  devotion  at  the  fires  ivhich  glow,  hoiuever 
feebly,  in  these  embers  of  the  past. 


CONTENTS. 

PAGE 

h  i  storical 1 

Buildings 17 

Administration  39 

Officers 41 

Benevolences 49 

Appointments 53 

Membership 59 

Original  Members 64 

Received  and  Removed 66 

Present  or  Accounted  for 73 


LIST  OF  ILLUSTRATIONS. 

The  Church  Edifice Frontispiece 

Aisle  Cornice,  East  Aisle 3 

Corner  of  Gallery 13 

Oak  Capital ' 16 

Panel  in  Gallery  Front 19 

Screen  under  Gallery 23 

Font — In  Memoriam 26 

Arcade  above  Gallery 28 

Triple  Window  in  East  Transept 30 

Iron  Cross — East  Aisle  Window 31 

Chancel  in  the  Chapel * 34 

Book-case  in  the  Chapel 36 

Corbels  at  intersection  of  Nave  and  Transept 38 


VUl 

Aisle  Cornice —  West  Aisle 41 

The  Church  as  it  was  dedicated,  i8j^ 44 

The  Church  Interior,  enlarged,  1886 50 

Stairs  to  Gallery 51 

Interior,  from  the  West  Gallery 56 

Carved  Boss —  West  Transept  Window 58 

A  isle  Cornice  next  to  West  Transept 61 

The  Chancel 63 

Second  Corbel  from  East  Transept 65 

Boss  in  Chancel — /.  H.  S 88 


i^i^tortcaL 


T>  ^actfo  ProiJiD^nce  trijo  from  tnn  to  tnn 
<S)tt:onglg  ana  0\x}cctl^  moljf^t  J  ;s!)an  31  \vtitc 

^m  not  of  tl)ic,  ti()rongl)  toljom  mp  fing^c^  b^nO 
^0  Ijolo  mp  quill?    €>l)aU  tJje?  not  Oo  tl)f£  ngfjt? 

George  Herbert:   T/ie  Church. 


Prf5cri)tr  of  pcfjscrutt^ ! 

Shaker  of  tJjir  pu«  ! 

ILorD  of  tl)C  rclJolution;s  of  timr, 

3ccompli3l)mcnt  of  Qf^itfs ! 

au  pu«  tljingjS  art  moDca  Ij?  affection  totoara  'Cljtc; 

Pure  souls  rirpost  ^tix  l)opir  in  "Eijec  ! 

Persian  Litanv. 


IN  the  summer  of  1869  a  few  earnest  souls  met  in  a 
house  on  the  corner  of  Lexington  Avenue  and 
128th  Street.  They  were  "agreed  together"  that 
the  tide  of  population  setting  toward  this  part  of 
the  city  required  some  new  "  labor  of  love  .  showed 
toward  his  nameT  With  this  service  of  prayer  the 
life  of  the  church  began. 

After  many  discouragements,  consultations,  and  de- 
lays regular  public  worship  commenced  in  Harlem 
Hall,  November  5,  1871.  This  hall  stands  on  125th 
Street,  between  Fourth  and  Lexington  Avenues. 
It  seated  six  hundred.  Forty  people  were  gathered 
for  the  Sabbath  congregations.  They  had  no  formal 
organization,  name,  property,  or  pastor.  The 
enterprise  was  rich  in  faith. 

Early  in  the  following  year  Rev.  Thomas  S. 
Hastings,  D.  D.,  writing,  as  Chairman  of  the  Church 
Extension  Committee  of  New  York,  to  "P.  A.  Anner 
and  others  associated  with  him,"  said:  "It  is  our 
unanimous  opinion  that  another  church  should  be 
organized  in   Harlem," 


4  THE    CHURCH    OF    THE    PURITANS 

In  accordance  with  this  decision,  on  the  5th  of 
March,  1872,  the  presbytery  sent  its  moderator.  Rev. 
C.  S.  Robinson,  D.  D,,  and  a  committee  to  recognize 
"The  Second  Presbyterian  Church  of  Harlem."  We 
learn  from  the  records  that  more  than  half  of  the  orig- 
inal members  were  not  connected  with  any  organiza- 
tion in  this  part  of  the  city. 

The  first  Sacrament  of  the  Lord's  Supper  was 
administered  by  Rev.  J.  H.  Dwight.  His  genial, 
thoughtful,  and  devout  spirit  quickened  like  the 
sunshine  of  spring  the  early  life  of  this  enterprise. 

The  first  call  was  sent  to  the  present  pastor,  and 
accepted,  July,  1872,  He  began  his  labors  in  Sep- 
tember with  seventeen  families  in  the  parish  and 
twenty-nine  scholars  in  the  Sabbath-school. 

During  the  summer  four  lots  had  been  purchased  on 
West  130th  Street,  near  Fifth  Avenue,  for  $36,000. 
The  first  thousand  dollars  which  secured  the  purchase 
came  from  one  whose  aid  has  been  foremost  in 
every  work.  There  were  in  addition  $17,000  sub- 
scribed by  the  parish,  with  the  agreement  that  it 
should  be  returned  in  pew  value  when  the  church 
should  be  completed. 

The  installation  of  the  pastor  took  place  Oct,  24th. 
Rev.  John  Hall,  D.  D.,  preached  the  sermon.  Prayer 
was  offered  by  Rev.  Robert  Booth,  D.  D.  The 
charge    to    the    pastor    was  given  by  Rev.   Howard 


HISTORICAL  5 

Crosby,  D.  D.,  and  to  the  people  by  Rev.  J.  O. 
Murray,  D.  D.  An  address  was  made  by  Rev. 
Thomas  S.  Hastings,  D.  D. 

In  December  the  Church  Extension  Committee 
promised  $10,000  in  aid  of  a  new  building.  The 
parish  withdrew  all  claims  upon  their  former  subscrip- 
tions and  added  still  larger  gifts.  Many  promises  of 
assistance  were  made  to  the  pastor.  Rev.  George  B. 
Cheever,  D.  D.,  offered  the  church  the  funds  resulting 
from  the  sale  of  the  lease  of  the  Church  of  the  Pur- 
itans in  Union  Square.  The  value  of  this  property, 
which  had  been  invested  largely  in  lots.  Dr.  Cheever 
estimated  to  be  $87,000.  Three  conditions  accom- 
panied this  gift.  Two  were  later  withdrawn  by  Dr. 
Cheever.  The  third  was  gladly  observed  in  perpetu- 
ating the  name  of  "The  Church  of  the  Puritans." 

In  early  April  the  city  courts  gave  notice  that  in  a 
week  they  should  occupy  Harlem  Hall.  Six  days 
later  a  wooden  chapel  was  planned,  built,  furnished, 
and  occupied  on  the  vacant  grounds  opposite  the  pres- 
ent buildings. 

This  tabernacle  was,  however,  unsuitable  to  cold 
weather.  The  necessity  for  a  permanent  edifice  was 
evident.  The  friend  who  led  the  way  in  obtaining 
the  lots,  gave  the  first  thousand  dollars  for  laying  the 
foundations  of  the  building.  Contractors  were  found 
who  duo;  the  cellar  without  cost  and  gave  nearly  a 


6  THE    CHURCH    OF    THE    PURITANS 

thousand  dollars  for  the  earth  removed,  besides  leav- 
ing the  best  of  the  building  sand  behind. 

At  this  time  services  in  the  work  of  constructing  the 
building  were  freely  offered  by  the  members  of  the 
church.  The  names  only  of  those  who  have  passed 
into  the  "temple  not  made  with  hands  "may  properly 
be  mentioned  here. 

L.  C.  Dye,  a  builder  by  trade,  gave  his  large  ex- 
perience in  superintending  the  masons.  Alexander 
Maxwell,  hearing  that  the  estimates  for  stone  were 
discouraging,  undertook  that  part  of  the  building  with 
a  saving  of  $30,000.  He  gave  much  of  the  ornamental 
work  and  provided  the  rest  at  cost.  His  aid  was  also 
felt  in  every  part  of  the  undertaking.  The  church  is 
his  monument.  To  the  care  of  these  two  men  is  due  the 
perfect  condition  of  the  masonry  after  sixteen  years. 
George  Hill  made  the  decoration  possible,  and  left 
the  reflection  of  his  own  delicate  and  devout  soul 
upon  the  walls.  Henry  C.  Bayne  wrought  with  mar- 
velous skill  and  economy  in  framing  and  furnishing, 
refusing  all  recompense  for  superintending.  •  He  was 
satisfied  if  by  his  labor  he  might  serve  acceptably  the 
"  Carpenter  of  Nazareth."  After  sixteen  years  of  in- 
cessant care  for  the  house  of  God,  Henry  Bayne  has 
entered  into  rest,  leaving  his  faithful  and  modest  work 
among  the  most  honored  traditions  of  the  place.  P. 
A.    Anner   and    George    Moores   gave  the  window 


HISTORICAL  7 

frames.  The  burdens  of  building  material,  plumb- 
ing, and  transportation  were  greatly  lightened  by 
those  who  are  still  with  us. 

Special  gifts  followed.  Among  these  were  the 
communion  furniture,  eleven  richly  decorated  windows, 
the  sedilia  in  the  church  and  chapel,  the  pulpit,  books, 
tables,  the  chancel  and  chapel  carpets, —  the  bronze 
hinges  of  the  doors,  the  font,  and  the  offering  plates. 
Even  the  organ  itself,  which  has  added  so  much  to  the 
comfort  of  troubled  souls,  and  to  the  inspiration  of 
worship  through  these  many  years,  was,  with  its  case, 
a  gift.  There  were  also  offered  manual  labor,  legal 
services,  and  financial  credit  in  times  of  greatest 
need.  The  music  fell  into  kindly  hands.  One  voice 
will  be  especially  associated  with  unwavering  faith 
and  warmest  friendship.  Another  voice,  which  else- 
where had  been  highly  rewarded,  was  given  gladly 
here  through  five  years  of  uninterrupted  service. 
These  many  labors  were  alike  builded  into  the 
church  and  were  above  all  price. 

The  trustees  did  not  have  to  consider  any  expenses 
except  for  ordinary  material.  They  also  knew  that  a 
great  reserve  of  financial  strength  had  not  yet  been 
called  upon.  A  buyer  was  ready  to  take  the  real 
estate  as  soon  as  an  enablement  act  should  have  passed 
the  legislature.  I n  this  property  also  waited  reenforce- 
ments.     When,  therefore,  the  26th  day  of  June,  1873, 


8  THE    CHURCH    OF    THE    PURITANS 

the  corner-stone  was  laid,  the  prospects  of  the  church 
were  as  fair  as  the  day  itself. 

Rev.  George  B.  Cheever,  D.  D.,  made  the  address 
in  his  peculiarly  impressive  and  graceful  way.  Rev. 
M.  R.  Vincent,  D.  D.,  Rev.  Charles  S.  Robinson,  D.  D., 
and  Rev.  Howard  Crosby,  D.  D.,  gave  expression  to 
the  most  generous  sympathy  of  the  presbytery. 

The  sealed  box  which  once  rested  in  the  corner- 
stone at  Union  Square  was  placed  beside  a  new  box 
which  contained  "the  short  and  simple  annals  of" 
this  church.  There  were  also  two  volumes  by  Dr. 
Cheever  and  an  address  to  those  who  should  open  the 
box  by  that  much  loved  man  Rev.  C.  J.  Warren,  who 
with  two  others  were  the  only  church  members 
who  brought  their  letters  from  Union  Square  to  130th 
Street. 

On  that  afternoon,  when  the  corner-stone  was  laid, 
the  congregation  went  out  from  the  shadow  which 
lengthened  from  the  western  wall,  with  undisturbed 
faith  that  they  would  dedicate  the  church  soon,  and 
that  too  without  debt. 

The  financial  panic  came  suddenly.  Not  a  family 
escaped.  Fortunes  disappeared.  Subscriptions  failed. 
The  lots  given  by  the  Church  of  the  Puritans,  and 
temporarily  mortgaged,  were  foreclosed.  A  loss  from 
the  original  estimates  of  $48,000  in  this  property  alone 
was  realized.     The  church  buildino-  was  abandoned. 


HISTORICAL  9 

Winter  storms  sifted  through  the  bare  rafters.  The 
chapel  was  finished  with  serious  joy. 

Notwithstanding  all  discouragements,  the  congre- 
gation outgrew  the  chapel  before  Spring  came.  The 
friends  of  the  parish  and,  most  of  all,  the  creditors, 
urged  the  completion  of  the  church  in  view  of  the 
larger  income. 

Then  the  people  settled  down  with  wonderful  cheer- 
fulness to  bear  new  burdens.  Luxuries  and  pleasures 
alike  were  laid  aside.  There  were  many  acts  of  heroic 
self-denial.  No  one  thought  of  seeking  assistance  or 
expected  that  it  would  ever  be  needed.  It  did  not 
seem  possible  that  the  business  depression  could 
last  much  longer.  These  two  years  of  self-sacrifice 
made  Christian  character  fast. 

The  church  was  dedicated  April  15,  1875,  with  a 
funded  debt  of  $60,000  and  a  floating  debt  of  $20,000. 
In  the  sermon  of  Rev.  George  R.  Cheever,  D.  D., 
the  prayer  of  Rev.  Philip  Schaff,  D.  D.,  and  the  ad- 
dresses of  Rev.  Dr.  Hall,  Dr.  Booth,  Dr.  Conkling, 
Dr.  White,  and  Dr.  Robinson  there  was  a  tone  of 
perfect  confidence  in  the  ultimate  prosperity  of  the 
church.  The  debt  was  indeed  increasing,  but  so  also 
was  the  parish.  It  was  a  question  of  holding  on  and 
wishing  for  the  day. 

But  the  financial  storm  also  held  on.  The  most 
heroic  efforts  must  have  their  limit.     In  the  spring  of 


lO  THE    CHURCH    OF    THE    PURITANS 

1878  the  end  was  reached.  Foreclosure  proceedings 
were  commenced. 

The  Church  Extension  Committee,  the  most  wise 
and  kind  of  friends,  with  the  help  of  the  estate  of 
John  C.  Greene,  proposed  to  pay  the  funded  debt  if 
the  parish  would  take  care  of  all  other  obligations. 

The  people,  so  long  and  heavily  burdened,  could 
not  give  at  once  $45,000  more.  Two  patient  and 
wise  trustees  asked  each  creditor  what,  under  the 
circumstances,  they  wished.  Some  freely  relinquished 
a  third  of  their  claim,  some  more,  some  less.  The 
amount  needed  to  satisfy  all  creditors  was  $13,000. 
If  this  could  be  raised  at  once  the  church  would  be 
free  of  debt.  Otherwise  the  efforts  of  another  church, 
well  under  way,  would  result  in  taking  the  property  for- 
ever from  the  parish.  This  announcement  was  made  on 
Sabbath  day  and  a  week  was  given  for  serious  thought. 

The  beauty  of  the  following  May  Sabbath  added 
a  new  feeling  of  hope.  The  morning  service  was 
burdened  with  suspense.  At  its  close  all  were  invited 
to  the  chapel.  The  benediction  was  followed  by  a 
moment  of  perfect  stillness.  Then  the  entire  congre- 
gation silently  entered  the  adjoining  room. 

One  of  the  trustees,  upon  whose  interview  with  the 
creditors  the  life  of  the  church  depended,  presided  at 
this  meeting  with  a  quiet,  intense  interest.  His 
perfect    calmness   was   shared  by  all.      The  trustee 


HISTORICAL  I  I 

who  had  been  associated  with  him  waited  to  record 
the  offerines.  A  statement  was  made  that  no  sum 
would  be  used  unless  the  entire  amount,  $13,000, 
could  be  raised.  Yet  the  first  gift  was  a  check  for 
$500,  so  great  was  the  faith  of  one  who  said:  "I 
may  end  in  want,  but  the  church  must  not."  A 
child's  gift  of  one  dollar  followed.  Then  quickly 
with  suppressed  tears  and  beating  hearts,  offerings 
were  made  as  the  result  of  so  much  thought  and 
prayer  that  not  one  gift  failed  to  be  made  good  after- 
ward. There  were  pledges  for  children  and  children's 
children.  One  large  contribution  came  by  telegraph 
from  abroad.  One  from  precious  friends  of  earlier 
days  who  came  to  help  the  work  that  morning. 
Every  one  took  part  as  they  could.  • 

The  experience  of  that  hour  cannot  be  recorded. 
It  cannot  be  repeated.  It  cannot  be  forgotten.  The 
darkness  broke.  But  many  men  went  out  from  the 
place  like  Jacob  from  Peniel,  princes  at  heart,  to 
carry  forever  the  marks  of  the  struggle. 

One  large-hearted  man,  then  a  stranger,  but  since 
a  trusted  officer  of  the  church,  came  at  noon  with  a 
great  gift.  Others  heard  the  story  and  eagerly  took 
part  in  the  work. 

The  Sabbath-school  had  but  commenced  its  exer- 
cises in  the  afternoon  when  a  little  girl  brought,  in  a 
wooden  pail,  all  her  possessions,  to  the  superintend- 


12         THE  CHURCH  OF  THE  PURITANS 

ent's  table.  By  a  spontaneous  movement  the  school 
came  crowding  forward  and  heaped  in  little  coin 
$800  upon  the  table.  And  thus,  by  over  four  hundred 
separate  offerings,  the  debt  ended  with  the  day. 

The  debt  was  paid.  But  fearing  lest  a  property  so 
hardly  saved  should  in  the  future  be  endangered  by 
another  mortgage,  and  desiring  to  make  forever  sure 
to  the  denomination  the  money  provided  by  the 
Church  Extension  Committee,  a  mortgage  was  given, 
without  interest,  to  the  Presbytery  of  New  York. 
It  was  not  intended  that  this  should  ever  be  repaid. 
But  in  many  living  streams  of  benevolence  the  clouds 
of  mercy  which  came  up  upon  the  church  that  day 
are  now  flowing  back  again. 

The  debt  was  paid,  yet  not  a  few  creditors  have 
had  occasion  to  know  that  the  church  recognizes 
obligations  not  provided  for  by  law.  Doubtless 
hereafter  others  will  see  to  it  that  the  precept  "owe 
no  man  anything,"  shall  have  its  widest  interpretation 
in  the  history  of  this  parish. 

The  debt  was  paid  and  the  impulse  was  felt  in  the 
deeper  current  of  Christian  life.  From  these  financial 
barriers,  like  mountain  streams,  the  influence  of  the 
church  went  quietly  on  its  widening  way. 

It  would  not  be  possible,  and  it  might  not  be  best 
for  a  people  trained  to  independent  thought,  to  escape 
difference  of  opinion.  But  every  difficulty  has  served 
in  the  interest  of  a  still  more  united  and  prosperous 


HISTORICAL 


13 


work  for  Christ.  It  is  a  matter  of  grateful  remem- 
brance that  through  all  festivals  which  circumstances 
have  made  necessary  not  a  single  disagreement  has 
disturbed  the  harmony  of  the  work. 

In  the  year  1883,  an  Easter  offering  replaced  the 
wooden  fence  with  the  present  granite  coping  and 
iron  rail.  A  new  stairway  and  fire  escapes  were 
added  to  the  chapel. 


Three  years  later,  as  more  room  was  required,  the 
galleries  were  built  at  a  cost  of  $8000.  Other  im- 
provements were  made  at  the  same  time.  The  spirit 
of  special  giving,  which  had  enriched  the  church  so 
often  and  blessed  those  who  took  part  in  it,  added  the 
memorial  window  of  the  west  transept,  the  pastor's 
chair,  the  flower  table,  sedilia,  choir  screen,  the 
drapery  of  the  screen  and  doorways,  the  stairs  on 
either  side  the  pulpit,  and  the  rich  panels  in  the  cen- 


14         THE  CHURCH  OF  THE  PURITANS 

ter  of  the  gallery  bays.  Again  a  kind,  helpful  hand 
was  seen  in  the  new  organ  case,  and  in  the  moving 
of  the  organ  from  the  west  transept.  It  is  a  peculiar 
delight  in  such  memorials  to  mingle  our  deepest  ex- 
periences with  the  service  of  God.  Troubled  and 
weary  as  well  as  happy  souls,  in  the  association  of 
their  individual  lives  with  the  kingdom  of  the  com- 
mon Master,  anticipate  the  perfect  worship  beyond. 

From  the  earliest  days  the  benevolences  of  the 
church  have  been  regular  and  systematic.  No  press- 
ure at  home  has  interrupted  work  for  those  who  are 
without.  A  mission  school  has  been  supported  at 
Manhattanville,  or  on  Second  Avenue.  The  record 
of  1884  may  serve  as  an  example.  In  that  year  the 
Woman's  Society  spent  $812  in  providing  work  and 
relief  for  the  poor.  The  Cemah  Club  used  $1250  in 
assisting  210  families.  The  deacons'  fund  reported 
a  balance  of  $400  in  the  treasury.  The  Sabbath- 
school,  in  an  average  attendance  of  288,  added  to  the 
church  offering  $600  for  missionary  purposes,  all  but 
nine  taking  part  in  the  service.  In  this  year  also  a 
very  busy  people  spent  13,200  hours  as  followers  of 
Him  "who  went  about  doine  orood." 

As  each  year  has  increased  the  church  and  parish, 
so  in  the  matter  of  benevolence  every  season  yields 
more  fruit  than  the  one  from  which  its  life  sets  forth. 
The  aggregate  of  giving  in  this  brief  history,  by  small 


HISTORICAL  15 

sums,  with  self-denial,  and  without  special  effort  save 
on  one  great  day,  amounts,  for  its  own  and  for  mis- 
sionary use,  to  a  sum  exceeding  $400,000. 

It  need  not  be  added  that  in  the  decoration  of  this 
building,  as  of  the  tabernacle  of  old,  which  they  spoke 
of  as  a  living  thing,  the  one  thought  kept  carefully 
in  mind  is  the  service  of  Him  who  is  the  sacrifice 
for  us  all.  It  is  the  spirit  which  gladly  broke  the 
alabaster  box.  Some  may  wonder  "  wherefore  this 
waste,"  but  many  more,  in  unconscious  preparation 
for  the  solemn  events  which  overtake  us  all,  will  rejoice 
in  the  opportunity  to  please  that  Master,  and  will  be 
glad  that  this  story  of  a  devout  church  should  go 
some  little  distance  "throughout  the  whole  world  " 
in  honor  of  His  name. 

"  God  is  not  unrighteous  to  forget  your  work  and 
labor  of  love  which  ye  have  showed  toward  His  name 
—  in  that  ye  have  ministered  to  the  saints  and  do 
minister  .  show  the  same  diligence  .  unto  the 
end  .  for  God  made  promise  .  blessing,  I  will 
bless  thee,  and  multiplying,  I  will  multiply  thee." 


iBuilDing^* 


(Malk  about  ^lon,  ano  go  roitim  about  Ijtr ;  tfll 
tl)t  totDcr^  tI)C«of,  jSiatk  ^t  tocll  l)ct  butoarfes, 
coa^iDcr  I)ft:  palacr^:  tljat  pr  map  tell  it  to  t\)t 
gtntration  foKotuins,  Jfor  tlji^  <©oO  i^  our  ton 
foe  coct  am  cuctt  ifc  toill  ht  our  guinc  turn 
unto  ticatl). 

Psalm  xlviii. 


IBuilDinj  isi  a  ^lurrt  impoijfri^bing* 

Spanish  Pkovekb. 


31f  tijou  cljancf  for  to  finD 
!a  ntto  ijou^t  to  tl)i?  minD, 
3nQ  built  tnitljout  tljp  co^t : 

"Br  gooa  to  ti)(  poor 

9^  ©oD  gibr^  tl)rr  ^torr , 
ana  tljtn  mp  labour  '^  not  lo^t. 

Inscription  on  church  builduig :    Bemerton,   1630. 


LiiiiJiL ,11 , .ijiii iiiiy|in,i, jiiji Mil, w\\\\\ \~"jjjulMui  (i. I'l mi  a //(///(iffi 


IN  answer  to  the  question,  How  should  a  church  be 
built?  the  reply  was  made  long  ago  :  "  So  as  to 
give  glory  to  God  and  exalt  men's  souls  to  sanctity." 
The  psalmist  is  able  to  "give  unto  the  Lord  glory 
due  his  name,"  because  he  comes  with  an  offering 
into  noble  courts,  where  "Honor  and  majesty  are 
before  Him.  Strength  and  beauty  are  in  his  sanct- 
uary." The  royal  builder  also  refused  to  "offer  unto 
the  Lord  my  God  of  that  which  doth  cost  me  nothing." 
It  comes  to  pass  in  all  times  that  a  meeting  place  with 
God,  when  it  represents  an  earnest  spirit,  advances 
from  the  convenience  of  a  shelter  from  the  weather 
into  the  form  of  an  offering,  and  the  word  of  God 
is  richer  and  more  impressive  because  wood  and 
stone  are  "  silent  voices  which  speak  for  God  and 
his  salvation." 


20  THE    CHURCH    OF    THE    PURITANS 

The  early  English  style  of  architecture  was  chosen 
for  these  buildings  because  it  expresses  a  spirit  of  de- 
votion, and  therefore  becomes  helpful  in  worship.  In 
a  sparing  use  of  cut  stone,  in  the  strong  rubble  work 
of  the  walls,  in  firm  yet  graceful  arches,  in  deep  hol- 
lows and  bold  rounds,  as  well  as  in  the  honesty  of  pur- 
pose shown  in  the  use  of  uniting  string  courses, 
windows  which  let  in  light,  buttresses  which  support, 
piers  which  sustain,  and  cornices  which  bind  together, 
it  confirms  the  saying  of  Coleridge:  "A  Gothic 
church  is  Christianity  cut  in  stone." 

To  this  end  —  the  glory  of  God  and  the  worship  of 
men — worked  the  architect  James  W.  Pirsson.  And 
the  people  worked  with  him,  gladly  led  by  his  brilliant, 
devout,  and  kindly  spirit,  and  esteeming  him  highly 
for  his  work's  sake. 

A  neighboring  quarry  furnished  the  white  marble. 
It  was  treated  in  broken  ashlar,  because  in  that  form 
innumerable  shadows  soften  the  glare  of  the  sun,  and 
because  it  affords  contrast  with  the  carved  work. 
Like  all  stone  in  its  native  climate  it  stands  well. 
By  reason  of  easy  transportation  it  served  also  the 
demands  of  economy. 

In  the  center  of  the  main  building  are  three  porches. 
Beneath  these  are  the  three  large  doors  recessed  with 
slender  columns.  Above  the  doors  rise  three  pointed 
gables.  The  tympanum  of  each  arch  carries  the  symbol 
of  eternity.      On  the  spring  of  these  arches  are  plainly 


BUILDINGS  21 

cut  three  words,  reading  from  left  to  right:  "  No  man 
cometh  to  the  Father  but  by  me."  "God  is  our  refuge 
and  strength."  "  He  dwelleth  with  you  and  shall  be  in 
you."  Those  who  enter  and  he  who  runs  may  read 
in  these  texts  our  declaration  of  faith  in  the  Trinity. 
The  foliated  capitals  set  in  the  walls  from  which  the 
outer  arches  spring,  and  also  the  capitals  of  the  two 
columns  of  dark  polished  granite  which  stand  as  firmly 
as  Jachin  and  Boaz  in  the  center,  carry  the  spirit  of 
the  words.  The  saying  of  Christ  rises  from  "lilies 
among  thorns,"  and  ends  in  the  "  passion  flower  and 
olive."  The  central  word  about  the  Father  rises  from 
the  thought  of"  rest  in  strife"  —  the  olive  amid  passion 
flowers  —  and  is  complete  in  the  grapes  and  wheat. 
The  promise  of  the  Holy  Spirit  commencing  in  the 
suggestion  of  strength  at  the  communion,  "  the  vine 
and  wheat,"  is  completed  in  the  capital  which  bears 
triumphal  palms. 

Beneath  the  central  valleys  of  these  gables  are  carved 
on  the  left  a  spray  of  vine  and  on  the  right  a  branch 
of  sturdy  oak. 

The  stone  finials  which  surmount  these  porches  and 
complete  the  main  gable  above  them  are  cut  into  the 
conventional  clover  leaf  of  the  thirteenth  century. 
These  leaves  were  associated  with  piety  and  safety, 
because  they  seemed  to  fold  themselves  together  in 
prayer  and  trust  as  the  sun  went  down. 

Within  the  main  gable  is  a  marigold  window,  rest- 


22         THE  CHURCH  OF  THE  PURITANS 

ing  Upon  a  deep  sill  and  surrounded  by  rich  moldings, 
which  in  turn  are  supported  by  granite  columns.  The 
light  through  this  window  throws  the  shadow  of  a 
cross  by  day  upon  the  congregation  and  by  night  upon 
the  street. 

On  the  left,  the  heavy  moldings  of  the  gable  die 
away  into  a  tower  which  has  a  wedge-shaped  roof. 
The  two  lower  stories  of  this  tower  serve  for  vestibules 
and  stairways  to  the  gallery  and  to  the  room  above. 
The  third  floor  was  intended  for  a  pastor's  study. 
Here  the  main  window  is  divided  by  a  mullion.  It 
represents  in  the  glass  on  one  side  a  lamp  with  the 
motto  for  the  indoor  work,  "Thy  word  is  a  lamp  to 
my  feet,"  and  on  the  other  side  a  shepherd's  crook 
and  a  crown  with  reference  to  service  abroad,  "  When 
the  chief  shepherd  shall  appear  he  shall  give  thee  a 
crown  of  glory." 

On  the  first  floor  of  the  tower  a  door  opens  into 
the  hall.  Across  this  hall  a  second  door  leads  to 
a  passageway  outside  the  walls,  by  which  the  pastor's 
room  near  the  pulpit  is  reached. 

On  the  eastern  side  of  the  church  the  main  eleva- 
tion is  broken  by  a  lobby,  a  single  story  in  height, 
with  deep-set  lancet  windows.  This  lobby  opens 
toward  the  East  upon  the  lawn.  With  the  main  vesti- 
bule it  forms  a  corridor  sixty-five  feet  long  across  the 
entire  front  of  the  building. 


BUILDINGS 


23 


In  the  place  usually  occupied  by  a  wall,  an  open 
screen  of  ash,  filled  with  glass,  like  the  arcade  of 
Beverly  minster,  separates  the  vestibule  from  the 
audience-room.  This  figured  and  colored  glass 
excludes    air  and    sound,  while    it  gives  a  pleasant 

welcome,  and  forms  an  easy 


aecrz  liizJer  Cialler-y 


transition  from  the  confusion  and  brightness  of  the 
street  to  the  quiet  of  the  audience-room. 

The  floor  of  the  vestibule  is  laid  with  tiles  in  which 
the  mats  are  sunk.  The  ceiling  is  of  natural  wood. 
Within  the  vestibule,  where  a  single  wall  supports  the 
main  building,  the  main  porch,  and  the  lobby,  the 
corner-stone    was    placed.       It    seemed    friendly    to 


24  THE    CHURCH    OF    THE    PURITANS 

shelter  it  from  the  weather.  Upon  its  east  and  west 
faces  of  polished  granite  are  cut  inscriptions  from  the 
old  and  new  Testament,  and  between  them  is  the 
Lord's  saying  :"  Behold  I  lay  in  Zion  .  .  .  a  corner- 
stone." "Jesus  Christ  himself  being  the  chief  corner- 
stone."   "  Upon  this  rock  will  I  build  my  church." 

The  audience-room  has  the  form  of  a  Roman  ba- 
silica, with  the  tribune  or  apse  opposite  the  entrance, 
and  columns  dividing  the  nave  from  the  aisles  or 
"alleys."  The  clear-story  and  the  roof  is  broken  into 
a  transept,  though  the  side  walls  beneath  are  in  line 
with  the  aisles. 

The  rear  or  south  wall  rises  gracefully  in  three 
lines  of  arcades,  with  a  diminishing  number  of  arches, 
the  highest  supporting  the  rose  window.  The 
northern  wall  —  the  chancel  —  has  a  single  arch. 

An  open,  timbered  roof  rests  lightly  yet  firmly 
upon  brackets,  spandrils,  and  hammer  beams.  The 
panels  of  the  roof  are  decorated  in  light  blue  or  gilt 
bronze  for  the  purpose  of  reflecting  the  light.  The 
arch  above  the  apse  rises  from  four  polished  granite 
columns  sixty-five  feet  above  the  floor.  The  ceiling  is 
groined  and  ornamented  withheavy  bosses.  In  the  cen- 
terare  the  letters  I.H.S.  The  spaces  between  the  mold- 
ings are  treated  in  deep  blue  monocrome,  with  stars. 

The  apse  contains  the  organ  and  the  choir,  which 
the  old  service  book  calls  "  the  place  where  they  do 


BUILDINGS  25 

sing."  From  this  elevation,  neither  far  above  nor  be- 
hind the  congregation,  the  singing  is  most  effectively 
led  by  the  choir.  The  seat  of  the  minister  stands 
on  one  side  in  order  that  he  also  may  by  reason  of 
the  distance  intelligently  join  in  the  worship. 

In  front  of  the  rich  choir  screen  is  a  bench  of  oak 
with  gothic  carving,  the  memorial  of  a  dear  child. 
The  massive  pastor's  chair,  a  table  for  books,  a  flower 
table  which  is  also  a  memorial  gift,  and  the  pulpit, 
furnish  the  chancel. 

Above  the  organ  is  a  rose  window  having  eight 
openings  about  the  center.  In  four  of  these  openings 
are  Greek  letters  arranged  like  a  cross,  reminding  us 
of  Christ.  ''  The  Beginning,"  "  The  End,"  "  Divine," 
"  Risen."  In  the  center  of  all  is  the  descending  dove 
of  the  Holy  Spirit.  It  was  the  gift  of  one  of  the 
youngest  members  of  the  parish. 

Upon  the  communion  platform  stand  a  table  and  two 
chairs.  The  capitals  of  the  shafts  upon  which  "  the 
board  "  of  the  table  rests  are  carved  into  reeds  and 
thorns.  The  chairs  have  panels  of  grapes  and 
wheat.  The  cornice  of  the  table  continually  speaks 
to  the  worshipers  in  the  words,  "Do  this  in  remem- 
brance of  me."  The  giver  of  this  table  is  also  re- 
membered in  the  west  aisle  window  where  the  lilies 
forever  bloom.  It  was  her  single  wish  that  the 
table  should  be  finished  with  equal  care  on  all  sides 


26 


THE  CHURCH  OF  THE  PURITANS 


as  it  was  not  intended  so  much  to  be  seen  by  men 
as  to  express  "  in  a  small  gift  a  great  love  for  Christ." 
Scarcely  was  it  finished  before  she  went  to  meet  her 
Master  in  the  kingdom  of  God. 

The  marble  font  beside  the  table  bears  on  its  eight 


rot2r 
panels  gothic  forms.      It  is  made  of  the  same  stone 
of  which  the  church  is  built.      Above  the  shaft  it  is 
wreathed  with  lotus  leaves  and   flowers,  which  were 
most  dear  to  her  with  whom  it  is  associated.     The 


BUILDINGS  27 

words  upon  the  base  suggest  the  use  of  the  font  and 
the  spirit  of  one  of  the  purest,  simplest,  and  most 
affectionate  of  God's  children :  "  Of  such  is  the 
kingdom  of  heaven." 

On  either  side  the  pulpit,  broad  stairways  lead  to 
the  galleries.  They  are  like  the  chancel  itself  carpeted 
in  crimson.  They  unite  the  congregation  above 
with  those  who  worship  on  the  main  floor.  By  their 
warmth  of  color  as  well  as  by  their  use  they  lend  a 
friendly  air  to  the  apse.  They  would  also  be  a  mat- 
ter of  safety  in  time  of  danger. 

The  offering  plates,  with  carved  borders,  represent 
Gothic  leaves  folded  upon  one  another  as  if  they  had 
caught  the  spirit  of  the  giver,  and  wished  to  hide  the 
gifts  they  served.  These  plates  fitly  rest  upon  the 
communion  table.  The  plates  and  the  table  are 
memorials  of  a  similar  devotion. 

In  the  organ  screen  of  panel  work  are  two  entrances 
which  are  hung  with  deep  blue  curtains,  embroidered 
with  pomegranates,  after  the  manner  of  the  tabernacle. 
One  opening  leads  into  the  pastor's  room.  The 
other  is  used  by  the  choir,  who  enter  by  the  chapel. 

It  is  a  most  pleasant  thought  that  in  this  apse,  or 
chancel, —  as  it  is  called  from  cancellus,  a  screen, — 
everything  was  provided  by  the  care  of  some  kindly 
heart.  The  sacred  recollections  of  thirty  families 
are  represented  here. 


28 


THE  CHURCH  OF  THE  PURITANS 


Nor  do  such  associations  confine  themselves  to  this 
place.  On  the  west  side  of  the  transept  is  a  sedilia, 
built  by  one  who,  though  unknown  to  this  people,  loved 
them  well.  The  light  of  their  loyalty  to  the  common 
Master  lighted  his  path  of  suffering  into  the  "rest 
which  remains  for  the  people  of  God." 

Above  the  stairways  which  rise  from  the  pulpit  are 
figured  windows.     The  group  of  three  windows  on 


the  east  are,  in  their  subjects,  suggestive  of  the  font 
below,  and  the  room  behind  them  which  was  intended 
for  little  children.  They  represent  the  presentation 
of  Christ  in  the  temple,  the  baptism  of  Christ,  and 
Christ  amone  the  doctors.  The  memorial  initials 
are  M.   G.   C,   I.  H.  A.,  M.  L.  H.      They  are  the 


BUILDINGS  29 

blessed  recollection  of  two  mothers  and  one  "man 
of  God." 

On  the  other  side  of  the  chancel  is  the  "  Tree  of 
life."  The  day  is  kindling  upon  a  distant  city  wall, 
and  upon  the  hills  and  fields,  but  most  of  all  it  floods 
the  leaves  and  fruit  of  the  tree  itself  Whatever  be 
the  weariness  of  the  sky  without,  in  brilliant  tones  it 
teaches  the  lesson  of  a  young  life  which  ripened  into 
rare  thouehtfulness  and  sweetness  under  the  burden 
and  heat  of  trial  here,  and  then  with  a  benediction 
passed  into  the  unfading  splendor  of  the  paradise  of 
God.  The  inscription  reads :  "  Blessed  are  they 
that  .  .  .  have  a  right  to  the  tree  of  life  and  may 
enter  in  through  the  gates  into  the  city."  "In 
memoriam,  J.  M.  R." 

Within  the  chancel  there  are  two  other  windows. 
The  west  window  sets  forth  the  joyful  side  of  worship 
with  figures  of  pipes  and  trumpets,  "  O  come,  let  us 
sing  unto  the  Lord."  On  the  east,  is  the  pilgrim's  staff 
and  wallet,  "  My  grace  is  sufiicient  for  thee."  The 
latter  window  opens  easily  into  a  room  where  invalids 
can  join  in  the  service,  and  not  be  seen  as  they  come 
or  go.  It  is  reached  by  the  towerdoor  and  upperchapel. 

Other  windows  have  their  special  meaning.  The 
rose  window  in  the  east  transept  bears  the  date  of 
the  first  Easter  in  the  church,  when  it  was  given  at 
the  morning  offering. 


THE    CHURCH    OF    THE    PURITANS 


The  oreatwest  geometrlcwindow  carries  thelesson, 
"  Let  not  your  heart  be  troubled,"  E.  H.  D.  In  me- 
moriam  E.  H.  D.  L.,  "There  remaineth  a  rest."  It 
was  given  by  J.  A.  Dudley,  who,  with  untiring 
devotion,  lived  and  labored  for  the  church  until  he 


mbls  window  in  ^a^l  TrdEsefel". 

passed  into  the  light  where  we  no  more  are  obliged 
to  "see  through  a  glass  darkly." 

The  aisle  window  nearest  the  transept  is  sacred  to 
the  memory  of  J.  H.  Dwight,  whose  mantle  of  love 
fell  on  the  church  in  its  early  days. 


BUILDINGS 


31 


Still  south  in  the  same  aisle,  broken  by  a  mullion, 
is  a  window  resplendent  with  palms  and  lilies.  It 
teaches  a  lesson  of  faith  :  "  Consider  the  lilies."  It 
has  also,  wrought  into  the  design  itself,  the  song  of 
those  who  bear  palms.  A  triumphant  faith  distin- 
guished the  life  of  the  accomplished  and  noble 
woman  who  is  remembered  here.  Her  courage  and 
her  bright  spirit  were  a  continual  blessing  to  the 
church.  Her  life  was  a  call  to  service  and  an  example 
of  devotion.  Very  few  have  such  opportunities  of 
doing  good.  No  one  has  ever  better  used  them. 
The  window  glows  as  with  a  memory  like  that  which 
made  holy  the  burning  bush. 

In  the  east  aisle  window  the  figures  of  the  Marys  and 
the  angels  at  the  tomb  bring  to  mind  another  saint  — 
S.J.C,  "In  Pace."     "The  Lord  is  Risen,  Hallelujah." 

In  the  apex  of  this 
window  is  the  shadow  of 
an  iron  cross  whose  mean- 
ing    she     knew    so    well. 

vV yf/    \\'  \\      It  was  the  greatest  treasure 

she    possessed,   and    may 
possibly  have  been  seen  by  St.  Mark  in  Egypt. 

When  the  church  was  built  galleries  were  provided 
for  in  the  elevation  of  the  side  walls.  These  aisle 
galleries  have  therefore  room  to  pass  under  the  tran- 
sept arches  and  beyond.  Between  the  columns  which 
carry  the  clear-story  they  project  in  bays,  ornamented 


32         THE  CHURCH  OF  THE  PURITANS 

with  Gothic  panels.  The  use  of  boxes  and  chairs 
gives  the  effect  of  great  comfort.  Every  seat  com- 
mands a  view  of  the  chancel. 

The  clear-story  secures  a  natural  and  abundant  sup- 
ply of  light,  all  the  more  pleasing  as  the  congregation 
faces  the  north.  There  cannot  from  the  aisle  windows 
alone  be  secured  a  perfect  relief  from  the  shadow  of 
the  galleries.  Artificial  light  in  dark  mornings  is  need- 
ful in  this  part  of  the  church.  The  three  rose  windows 
also  lend  much  light,  although  they  are  placed  too 
high  to  disturb  the  eyes  of  the  worshiper.  Whatever 
of  value  belongs  to  masses  of  sober  and  pure  color 
relieved  by  rich  diaper  patterns  in  the  soffit  of  the 
arches  and  on  the  chancel  walls  is  carefully  secured. 
No  part  of  the  decoration  intrudes  itself  Even  the 
tints  of  the  rolled  cathedral  glass  blend  with  the 
general  effect  of  the  walls,  and  altogether  give  an 
impression  of  quiet  hospitality. 

The  solid  decorations  of  the  audience-room  are 
bosses  and  brackets,  capitals  and  frieze,  numbering 
over  a  hundred  pieces  and  weighing  many  thousand 
pounds.  They  are  all  carved  and  given  by  rude 
but  reverent  hands,  with  the  mind  of  early  days  when 
men  loved  to  "think  God's  thoughts  after  him,"  in 
shaping  for  His  house  passion  flowers  and  ivy,  celery 
and  "lilies  of  the  field." 

The  ventilation  of  the  building  is  secured  by  indirect 


BUILDINGS  ^^ 

supplies  of  air  throug^h  five  adjoining  rooms.  The 
supply  of  artificial  light,  for  the  greater  part  hidden  in 
the  returns  of  the  transepts,  and  high  above  the  col- 
umns, is  made  to  aid  the  current  of  air.  The  burners 
are  lighted  in  sections  by  electricity  and  the  escape 
of  gas  is  thus  avoided. 

There  are  ten  doors  in  the  main  church  and  eight 
generous  openings  into  the  street. 

Not  less  than  a  thousand  persons  can  be  seated  in 
the  audience-room.  Yet  so  harmonious  are  the  pro- 
portions, so  well  balanced  are  the  decorations,  so  sim- 
ple and  evident  are  the  relations  of  each  part  of  the 
building  to  the  rest,  no  one  thinks  of  any  cleverness 
in  the  construction  or  of  the  dimensions  of  the  place. 
Everything  seems  near,  convenient,  dignified,  cheer- 
ful. Alike  removed  from  excitement  or  wonder  or 
love  of  controversy,  the  solemn  delight  of  the  psalmist 
pervades  the  place.  "  Let  us  come  before  his  presence 
with  thanksgiving  .  .  .  O  come,  let  us  worship  and 
bow  down  ;  let  us  kneel  before  the  Lord  our  Maker," 

A  large  door  under  the  east  gallery  stairs  opens 
into  the  lower  chapel.  A  second  door  in  the  east  gal- 
lery leads  to  the  landingby  the  upper  Sabbath-school- 
room. This  door  is  close  by  the  way  which  the 
children  throng  each  Sabbath.  It  reminds  us  of  the 
story  of  a  very  dear  and  patient  little  sufferer  who  once 
walked  here.      It  is  a  memorial  door,  and  on  the  frame 


34 


THE  CHURCH  OF  THE  PURITANS 


is  carved  the  promise,  "He  shall  carry  the  lambs  in 
his  arms."  H.  P.  L. 

From  the  lawn  a  deep-set  doorway  opens  into  the 
east  vestibule,  which  shares  with  the  stairway  the  lower 
story  of  the  main  tower.  The  capitals  of  the  four 
granite  columns  which  stand  by  the  entrance  repre- 
sent the  foliage  of  the  four  quarters  of  the  Holy 
Land — oak,  pomegranate,  thorn,  and  almond. 

The  lower  story  of  the  chapel  is  lighted  from  the 


'^^ 


Street  by  three  windows,  whose  moldings  relieve  the 
outer  wall  by  strong  shadows.  The  wall  of  the  second 
story  retreats  and  breaks  into  the  roof  by  a  small  dor- 
mer window  resting  on  dwarf  columns. 

From  the  vestibule  of  the  east  tower  two  doors 
open  into  the  lower  chapel.  This  room  seats  about 
three  hundred  and  fifty.      Here  for  many  months  the 


BUILDINGS  35 

church  worshiped,  oppressed  with  the  burden  of  debt, 
yet  reaHzing  by  the  trouble  their  strength  of  endurance. 
Its  chancel  has  therefore  many  sacred  associations. 

As  this  room  was  intended  for  evening  service,  it 
is  only  lighted  at  either  end  by  seven  windows.  It 
serves  also  for  the  meetings  of  the  Guild  and  for  the 
smaller  children  of  the  Sabbath-school.  The  ash  case 
in  this  room  is  a  memorial  of  that  rare  worker  Mrs. 
E.  H.  D.  Lyon,  and  is  used  for  missionary  work,  to 
which  her  life  was  devoted. 

The  upper  chapel  is  abundantly  lighted  on  the  north 
side  by  six  windows,  each  twelve  feet  high.  There 
are  four  windows  on  the  south  side,  and  a  large  sky- 
light in  the  center  of  the  open  timbered  roof  The 
subjects  of  the  south  windows  belong  to  the  Sabbath- 
school.  On  one  side  Eli  is  teaching  Samuel,  and 
beside  them  the  good  shepherd  carries  the  lamb.  In 
the  center  window  Mary  teaches  our  Lord.  In  the 
right  window  Timothy  is  taught  by  his  mother,  and 
the  other  half  of  the  window  represents  Christ  with 
children  in  his  arms.  The  dormer  window  contains 
the  heads  of  Cherubs,  with  a  dove. 

The  open  roof,  by  its  height,  secures  comparative 
silence  and  perfect  ventilation  for  the  Sabbath-school. 

On  the  south  side  a  largfe  case  contains  in  three 
sections,  the  library,  a  place  for  water,  and  a  closet. 
The  small  room  adjoining  this  upper  chapel  is  used 


36 


THE    CHURCH    OF    THE    PURITANS 


by  a  Bible  class.  From  this  room  an  iron  stairway- 
is  reached,  by  which  a  safe  escape  is  provided  in 
case  of  fire  in  the  tower. 

In  the  upper  chapel  various  services  and  festivals  are 
held.    It  serves  as  a  church  drawinsf-room.     This  use 


of  the  building  has  never  been  a  prominent  part  of 
church  life.  In  the  basement  of  the  church  are  ample 
conveniences  for  closets  containing  dishes,  tables,  and 
chairs.  Here  also  is  the  range,  the  gift  of  a  valued 
friend. 


BUILDINGS  2)7 

One  thing  remains  incomplete  —  the  spire.  It 
seemed  better  to  wait  until  it  could  be  finished  in 
stone.  The  tower  is  carried  above  the  second  group 
of  windows.  After  eighteen  years  of  incessant  giving 
in  things  temporal  and  spiritual  that  most  faithful 
man,  Joseph  A.  Dudley,  made  provision  in  his  will  to 
assist  in  building  this  spire.  His  spirit  rests  in  many 
hearts.  The  devotion  which  laid  broad  foundations 
and  watched  with  delight  the  stones  rise,  "line  upon 
line,"  above  stained  glass  and  sober  roof,  above  the 
stretch  of  solid  wall  and  shadow  of  slender  buttress, 
will  not  be  satisfied  until  the  finial  crowns  the  slender 
spire  nine  score  feet  above  the  lawn,  and  all  the 
people  joyfully  repeat  the  word:  "  Unto  Thee,  O  Lord, 
do  I  lift  up  my  soul.  Lord,  I  have  loved  the  habitation 
of  thine  house,  and  the  place  where  thine  honor 
dwelleth. " 


aiDminijstration* 


9rt  not  tJjint  otoii  «fo  proprr,  a^  to  tnajstc 

"Eliwclf  upon  tl)p  l3trtur;5,  ti)rp  on  tJjcir, 

^ta^tn  iiot]^  toiti)  U5i  a^  trc  tuitlj  torcljf^  Do ; 

/i3ot  ligljt  tl)tm  for  tl)f  m^r lur^ :  for  if  our  )jirtuf;s 

DiD  not  go  forti)  of  ujs,  't  tocrc  all  alifee 

ajs  if  luc  IjaO  tijcm  not.    "Spirits  ate  not  find?  toucIjcD 

^Ut  to  finU  i3;SUCj8» 

Measure  for  Measure. 


<©ool)  i5  no  goofl  but  if  it  he  3Pfnfl, 
(Sou  giljtti)  gooD  for  none  otitet  tnn. 


Spenser. 


Wi)tte  $Wl  c^aritg  bt  founD?  3In  t]^c  foot^ 
print  of  onr  boiinli  on  tnorft^  of  cljaritp  anQ  fairt) ; 
in  t\)C  merciful  spirit;  in  lipjs  tliat  nXvcU  lotoinglp 
on  tijat  toljidj  tl)c  great  %cati)tt  Ijatlj  taugijt  u^ 
to  aDore, 

Singhalese-Buddhist. 


OFFICERS. 

PASTOR. 
Rev.  Edward  L.  Clark,  D.  D.  .   29  West  130th  Street. 


RULING   ELDERS. 

R.  T.  B.  EASroN 223  West  128th  Street. 

P.   S.   Ely 40  West  126th  Street. 

F.  A.  Erwin 259  West  1 28th  Street. 

W.  H.  Paine 107  West  I22d   Street. 

T.  J.    Rush 700    East  134th  Street. 

A.    S.  Walker 157  West  i22d   Street. 

DEACONS. 

J.    B.   Carss 17  East  133d    Street. 

D.  S.  Wendell 128  East  128th  Street. 

Frederick  E.  Dickenson.  .   286  St.  Nicholas  Avenue. 

SUPERINTENDENT   OF    SABBATH-SCHOOL. 
T.  H.  Baldwin 128  West  i32d  Street. 

TRUSTEES. 

J.  D.  Platt    311  Lenox  Avenue. 

T.  H.  Baldwin 221  West  i32d  Street. 

Jas.  H.  Beals,  Jr 36  West  130th  Street. 

Charles  W.  Dayton 9  West  128th  Street. 

J.   E.   Dow 2290  Seventh  Avenue. 

J.  A.  Hamilton 319  East  124th  Street. 

William  C.  Holbrook 10  West  130th  Street. 

C.  W.  Wells 2203  Sixth  Avenue. 

W.  I.  Van  Dolsen 122  West  130th  Street. 

MUSICAL  DIRECTOR. 
Albert  J.  Holden 109  East  103d  Street. 

41 


42  THE    CHURCH    OF    THE    PURITANS 

The  Church  of  the  Puritans  belongs  to  the  Pres- 
bytery of  the  city  of  New  York. 

A  Presbytery  is  composed  of  all  the  ministers  and 
one  rulinof  elder  from  each  church  within  its  bounds. 
At  its  regular  meetings  it  considers  appeals  from  ses- 
sions, examines,  ordains,  installs  candidates  for  the 
Holy  Ministry,  receives  new  members,  and  attends 
to  any  other  business  which  concerns  the  peace  or 
prosperity  of  so  much  of  the  Kingdom  of  Christ  as  is 
entrusted  to  its  care. 

A  Synod  represents  a  group  of  Presbyteries. 
The  General  Assembly  meets  once  each  year.  All 
business  sent  up  from  the  Presbyteries  through  the 
Synods  passes  in  review.  This  is  the  highest  judi- 
catory of  the  Presbyterian  Church  in  matters  affect- 
ing doctrine  or  discipline. 

The  Book  of  Discipline  is  published  by  order 
of  the  General  Assembly  as  the  constitution  which 
regulates  these  various  bodies,  including  the  local 
sessions. 

This  book  contains  The  Confession  of  Faith,  the 
Catechisms,  and  the  Directory  for  the  Worship  of 
God.  Its  opening  declaration,  first  published  in  1788, 
expresses  the  "  unanimous  opinion  "  of  the  Presby- 
terian Church  :  "  God  alone  is  Lord  of  the  conscience, 
and  hath  left  it  free  from  the  doctrines  and  com- 
mandments of  men,  which  are  in  anything  contrary 


ADMINISTRATION  43 

to  His  word  or  beside  it  in  matters  of  faith  or 
worship,"  "Therefore,"  continues  our  present  Book 
of  Discipline,  "they  consider  the  rights  of  private 
judgment  in  all  matters  that  respect  religion  as 
universal  and  unalienable." 

In  such  a  spirit  the  word  discipline  is  restored  to 
its  meaning  of  discipleship  to  Him  whose  word  shall 
make  us  *'  free  indeed."  It  would  be  well  to  keep  also 
the  word  presbyterian  in  its  scriptural  use,  and  re- 
member that  St.  Paul  urges  Timothy  to  make  the 
largest  use  of  the  liberty  which  comes  with  the  gift 
of  prophecy,  but  to  use  it  in  the  order  of  that  church 
discipline  which  is  suggested  by  "  the  laying  on  of 
the  hands  of  the  presbytery." 

ELDERS. 

In  the  Presbyterian  Form  of  Government,  Chap- 
ter v.,  it  is  said,  "  Ruling  elders  are  properly  the 
representatives  of  the  people,  chosen  by  them  for  the 
purpose  of  exercising  government  and  discipline  in 
connection  with  pastors  or  ministers."  In  usage  these 
officers  are  often  distinguished  as  Ruling  Elders  from 
the  minister,  who  is  a  Preaching  Elder. 

The  body  of  elders  is  known  as  a  Session.  They 
direct  religious  services,  including  the  Sabbath-school, 
together  with  all  matters  pertaining  to  the  spiritual 
interests  of  the   parish.      They  preside   also   at  the 


44  THE    CHURCH    OF    THE    PURITANS 

annual  meeting  for  business.  They  distribute  the 
elements  on  sacramental  occasions.  They  admit 
members  to  the  church.  They  keep  the  records  of 
the  church.  They  are  the  trusted  counsel  of  the 
pastor.  They  are  in  the  labors  of  the  church,  "the 
bond  of  perfectness."     Col.  iii,  14. 

At  present  the  number  of  elders  is  six,  serving  in 
three  groups  for  three  years.  It  is  understood  and 
desired  that  the  office  should  be,  in  fact,  perpetual. 
Yet  the  system  of  reelection  gracefully  provides  for 
any  changes  in  this  office  which  may  seem  necessary. 

By  the  Form  of  Government,  Chap.  XIII.,  p.  2, 
male  members  in  full  communion  in  the  church  in 
which  they  are  to  exercise  their  office  are  eligible  to 
become  elders. 

All  communicants  are  expected  to  take  part  in  the 
election.  After  a  nomination  by  the  session,  anyone 
may  present  a  name  for  such  election. 

DEACONS. 

The  deacons  have  the  care  of  the  Lord's  table,  and 
the  sacramental  offering  for  the  Lord's  poor.  The 
by-laws  of  the  church  provide  for  three  deacons, 
whose  election  occurs  at  the  same  time  and  manner 
with  the  elders.  The  form  of  ordination  for  both 
offices  is  similar,  and  both  are  required  to  subscribe 
to  the  Westminster  Catechism,  as  embodying  the 
substance  of  doctrine  taught  in  the  scriptures. 


The  Church  as  it  was  dedicated,  1875. 


ADMINISTRATION  45 

TRUSTEES. 

The  trustees  are  legal  representatives  of  the  parish 
in  the  collection  and  disbursement  of  income  and  in 
the  care  of  the  buildings.  The  parish  looks  to  them 
for  lead  in  all  financial  movements,  and  has  loyally 
supported  them  in  every  crisis  of  its  history. 

Three  trustees  are  elected  yearly  for  a  term  of  three 
years.  Anyone  who  has  contributed  to  the  support 
of  the  society  according  to  the  usage  and  custom 
thereof  for  one  year,  if  they  be  of  full  age,  are  entitled 
to  vote  at  such  elections. 

It  would  seem  from  the  difficult  and  often  perplex- 
ing nature  of  the  work,  not  less  than  the  fact  that  it  is 
a  "labor  of  love,"  that  every  member  of  the  parish  is 
under  special  obligation  to  assist  in  all  such  elections 
and  keep  himself  informed  of  the  work  accomplished. 
Such  interest  from  all  who  care  for  the  dignity  and 
prosperity  of  the  church  is  indispensable. 

SABBATH-SCHOOL. 

Officers  of  the  Sabbath-school  are  elected  subject 
to  the  approval  of  the  session. 

All  expenses  of  the  school  are  met  by  the  trustees. 
The  offerings  are  devoted  entirely  to  missionary 
purposes. 

The  members  of  the  school  are  not  rewarded  for 
attendance  in  any  way.  At  Christmas  an  entertain- 
ment expresses  the  deep  regard  of  the  parish  for  the 


46         THE  CHURCH  OF  THE  PURITANS 

school,  but  the  presents  provided  are  brought  by  the 
children  for  the  poor  and  sick.  Whether  the  special 
interest  of  that  evening  is  a  model  of  the  Mayflower, 
fully  rigged,  manned,  and  setting  sail,  or  the  festivities 
of  an  English  Christmas-tree,  or  a  Christmas  proces- 
sion, the  cargo  of  the  one,  the  fruit  of  the  second, 
and  the  lading  of  the  third  consists  in  gifts  for  poor 
children.  This  form  of  keeping  holidays  has  com- 
mended itself  so  much  to  the  parish,  that  at  the  last 
festival  thirty-seven  bushels  of  "  things  new  and  old  " 
were  sent  about  doing  good.  Evidently  the  young 
people  keep  no  small  part  of  the  pleasure  they  give. 
The  word  in  this  way  of  self-denial  for  Christ's  sake 
gives  proof  of  its  power  in  the  ministry  of  love. 

THE     PARISH. 

Those  who  wish  to  make  the  church  widely  and 
thoroughly  useful  should  remember  how  dependent 
the  officers  are  upon  them  for  information  of  any  in 
the  congregation  who  are  sick  or  needy.  They  are 
glad  at  all  times  to  serve  those  who  may  not  be  in 
any  other  parish.  Every  believer  has  as  truly  a  call 
to  take  part  in  these  various  services  as  the  officers 
themselves.  The  usefulness  of  those  who  lead  must 
be  measured  by  the  support  of  those  who  follow.  This 
is  as  necessary  now  as  it  was  in  the  day  when  the 
apostle  wrote  to  Thessalonians:  "Ye  became  follow- 
ers of  us  and  of  the  Lord,  having  received  the  word  in 


ADMINISTRATION  47 

much  affliction  with  joy  in  the  Holy  Ghost — examples 
to  all  —  to  serve  the  living  and  true  God." 

Among  the  lessons  of  the  past  nothing  has  been 
more  clear  than  the  wisdom  of  leaving  the  necessities 
of  the  church  to  the  generous  and  earnest  considera- 
tion of  the  people.  Because,  with  scarcely  an  excep- 
tion, abundant  and  constant  assistance  has  come 
without  solicitation,  those  who  could  not  give  have 
been  saved  embarrassment,  and  those  who  had  the 
means  to  give  have  enjoyed  the  rich  blessing  of  a 
spontaneous  offering.  The  attitude  of  the  church 
has  always  been,    "We  seek  not  yours,  but  you." 

There  are,  however,  constant  inquiries  which 
always  follow  successful  and  happy  labors.  What 
more  can  we  do?  What  is  needed  to  enlarge  the 
usefulness  of  the  church?  In  what  way  could  my 
means  be  wisely  invested  "  in  His  name"?  To  these 
it  may  be  said: 

1.  A  fund  would  be  of  great  value,  which  should 
be  held  in  trust  for  the  care  and  improvement  of  the 
building. 

2.  It  would  be  a  kindly  service  to  endow  free  pews. 

3.  The  Session  have  need  of  an  income  for 
continued  use  in  lines  of  which  the  regular  chari- 
ties cannot  take  notice.  In  the  administration  of  relig- 
ious affairs  such  relief  would  be  a  perennial  blessing. 

4.  The  friendly  services  of  some  judicious  woman 
employed  by  the  church  would  multiply  greatly  the 


48  THE    CHURCH    OF    THE    PURITANS 

light  and  comfort  we  are  so  anxious  to  extend  to  the 
poor  and  sick. 

5.  A  Puritan  House  should  be  hired  or  bought  in 
some  one  of  the  many  neglected  neighborhoods  near 
us.  In  such  a  house  the  Helping  Hand  would  have  a 
depository  of  food,  medicine,  and  clothes  to  give  or 
lend.  Here  also  they  would  on  Thursdays  "enter- 
tain strangers."  On  Sabbath  the  children  could  be 
taught  the  Scriptures,  and  on  week-days  useful  trades 
and  industries.  A  day  nursery  could  care  for  the 
health  and  comfort  of  little  people,  and  thus  allow 
their  industrious  parents  to  earn  a  living,  and  at  the 
same  time  the  children  would  be  trained  for  a  greater 
economy  and  better  self-support  than  otherwise  they 
could  obtain  in  the  struggle  for  life.  When  the  sun 
goes  down,  a  library,  a  bright  reading  room,  plain 
talks,  and  healthful  entertainments  might  lay  hands 
of  healing  on  many  young  souls  who  now  roam  the 
streets  without  help  in  "divers  diseases"  of  mind 
and  body.  What  a  meeting-house  would  this  be- 
come—  a  Bethel — to  wanderers!  It  would  be  full 
of  ministering  spirits,  ascending  and  descending  from 
homes  of  comfort  and  intelligence!  What  a  relief 
in  sorrow  would  earnest  workers  find  here,  as  they 
seek  new  spheres  for  the  dear  toil  they  have  bestowed 
on  souls  now  with  the  cloud  of  witnesses  !  What  a 
noble  memorial  of  some  kindly  life  would  such  a  cen- 


ADMINISTRATION  49 

ter  of  Christian  industry  remain  !      "Their  works  do 
follow  them." 

BENEVOLENCES. 

The  Puritan  Association  is  composed  of  all  the 
officers  and  one  delegate  from  each  society  in  the 
parish.  This  council  harmonizes  appointments  and 
labors,  keeps  every  part  of  the  line  informed  of  what- 
ever aggressive  work  is  undertaken,  and  insures  both 
sympathy  and  assistance  where  it  is  needed. 

The  pastor  presides  at  its  meetings. 

The  Puritan  Guild  is  both  housekeeper  and  hostess 
in  the  church.  In  furnishing  or  refitting  it  has  been 
of  in  valuable  help  to  the  trustees.  It  watches  over  the 
hospitalities  of  the  parish  with  such  success  that  the 
receptions  are  thronged  by  those  who  desire  to  be 
friendly.  At  every  meeting  missionary  work  is  pre- 
pared, distributed,  returned,  and  information  from 
various  fields  is  given. 

The  Guild  welcomes  and  makes  the  way  easy  for 
those  who  have  a  mind  to  serve.  Its  treasury  is  sup- 
plied by  small  weekly  gifts. 

The  Helping  Hand  devotes  itself  to  the  welfare  of 
poor  and  deserving  women.  At  the  weekly  meeting 
after  devotional  services,  these  groups  of  women  are 
taught  how  to  sew,  to  be  tidy,  to  be  thrifty,  to  buy, 


50  THE    CHURCH    OF    THE    PURITANS 

to  cook,  to  keep  well,  to  respect  themselves,  and  to 
know  Him  who  both  fed  the  multitude  and  also  led 
them  into  the  Kingdom  of  Heaven. 

The  time  spent  by  these  women  in  sewing  is  paid 
for  in  garments  or  in  provisions.  If  they  are  sick  they 
are  cared  for.  In  summer  they  are  sent  into  the  coun- 
try. At  Thanksgiving  an  abundant  dinner  is  given 
them  to  be  used  at  home.  In  the  holidays  they  dine 
together  in  the  chapel.  In  many  ways  they  are  made 
to  feel  the  touch  of  that  divine  nature,  that  kindness 
which  makes  the  whole  world  akin. 

Envelopes  for  regular  assistance  to  this  noble  char- 
ity are  supplied  to  those  who  desire  them.  Thank- 
offerings  and  memorial  gifts  help  on  the  work.  Yet 
opportunities  for  a  wise  use  of  far  greater  resources 
than  are  now  within  reach  are  constantly  in  view. 
"The  poor  ye  have  always  with  you." 

The  Young  People's  Association  keeps  informed 
of  the  work  of  the  church  by  written  reports,  which  are 
read  at  each  meeting.  One  committee  attends  to  the 
prayer  meeting.  Another  looks  after  new  members. 
A  third  provides  the  flowers  which  lend  their  graceful 
lesson  to  the  Sabbath  service,  and  then  are  distributed 
among  the  sick  in  the  evening.  This  committee  also 
provides  for  the  decorations  of  Easter  and  Christmas. 
A  fourth  committee  reports  the  work  of  the  mission- 


The  Church   Interior,  enlarged, 


ADMINISTRATION 


51 


ary  branch,  a  devoted  company  of  young  ladies  who 
give  one  afternoon  in  each  week  to  a  careful  study 
of  missionary  fields,  with  practical  labor  and  offerings 
— "full  of  good  works  and  alms-deeds."  The  wide- 
spread interest  and  pleasure  manifest  in  this  gathering 
shows  how  an  intelligent,  quiet,  and  earnest  devotion 


is  appreciated.  No  work  could  be  at  once  more  use- 
ful or  promising.  The  privilege  of  mem  oership  is  free 
to  all  young  ladies.  A  fifth  committee  makes  record 
of  the  Puritan  Chorus,  which  does  thorough  work,  led 
and  inspired  by  the  musical  director  of  the  church. 
The  Chorus  is  of  great  value  both  to  those  who  enjoy 


52  THE    CHURCH    OF    THE    PURITANS 

its  instruction  and  to  those  whom  it  leads  in  the  wor- 
ship of  festival  days.  It  has  greatly  endeared  itself 
to  all  the  parish. 

The  Comfort  and  Charity  Club  is  composed  of  girls 
who  sew  and  plan  and  become  acquainted  with  the 
best  ways  of  doing  good,  and  of  boys  who  turn  out 
carpenters'  work  and  learn  the  art  of  wood  carving. 
Their  special  aim  is  the  care  of  needy  children  at 
home  and  abroad.  They  are  constantly  on  foot 
among  hospitals,  mission-schools,  and  homes  for  the 
destitute.  The  club  is  very  prosperous.  It  has 
earned  several  hundred  dollars  this  year.  It  is  dis- 
tinguished by  having  always  a  balance  in  the 
treasury. 

The  Little  Puritans  meet  every  week  with  the 
utmost  regularity  and  devotion  to  business.  Their 
work  is  among  the  nurseries  of  the  City  Missions. 

These  societies,  composed  of  nearly  three  hundred 
members,  form  a  system  by  which  every  good  impulse 
commencing  in  childhood  is  trained  into  steady  and 
thoughtful  habits  of  Christian  labor.  All  are  made  to 
enjoy  the  special  work  committed  to  them,  and  this 
spirit  is  carried  on  into  the  next  society  to  which  new 
experiences   and   duties  may  lead.       Meanwhile,   as 


ADMINISTRATION  53 

they  go  "from  strength  to  strength,"  they  are  kept 
near  the  church. 

It  is  earnestly  desired  that  the  active  sympathy 
of  the  entire  church  may  insure  the  continued  activity 
and  growth  of  these  societies.  They  will  be  of  the 
greatest  value  to  every  one  so  long  as  this  interest 
"  is  not  strained,"  but  comes  graciously  from  the 
life  of  a  public  sentiment  "  twice  blessed.  It  blesseth 
him  that  gives  and  him  that  takes." 

From  a  social  point  of  view  it  would  seem  that  the 
most  permanent  and  enjoyable  friendships  have  taken 
root  in  a  common  labor  for  Christ.  In  the  days  of 
trial  such  fellowship  has  been  a  source  of  inexhaustible 
strength  and  comfort.  It  is  hoped  that  in  all  coming 
church  life  pleasure  in  every  form  will  be,  not  the 
motive,  but  the  result  of  devotion  to  Christ  and  his 
brethren. 

APPOINTMENTS. 

Morning  worship  is  held  at  ii  a.  m.  throughout  the 
year. 

The  time  of  evening  worship  is  7.30  p.  m.  during 
the  winter,  and  7.45  during  the  summer. 

Sabbath-school  meets  at  3  p.  m.  in  both  Chapel  and 
Church. 

Preparatory  Lecture  occurs  on  Wednesday  evening 
preceding  Communion. 


54         THE  CHURCH  OF  THE  PURITANS 

The  Sacrament  of  the  Lord's  Supper  is  adminis- 
tered  on    the  first   Sabbath  mornings  in  February, 
April,  June,  October,  and  December,  at  the  close  of 
the  regular  service. 

A  Devotional  Service  is  held  every  Wednesday 
evening  at  8  o'clock. 

The  Young  People's  Service  of  Praise  occurs  a 
half-hour  before  Sabbath  evening  worship.  Also 
on  Saturday  evening  before  Communion. 

The  Session  meets  on  Tuesday  evening  preceding 
the  Communion,  at  the  house  of  the  pastor.  It  holds 
frequent  consultations,  as  circumstances  may  direct. 
Letters  to  the  Church  may  be  given  to  the  pastor  at 
any  time.  The  only  formality  of  receiving  letters  is 
the  reading  of  names  at  the  Communion.  Letters  of 
Dismission  are  granted  by  the  Session  at  their  reg- 
ular meetinof- 

It  is  to  be  desired,  in  the  interest  of  order  and  good 
fellowship,  that  the  custom  of  taking  letters  to  other 
Churches  on  removal  and  bringringf  letters  from 
other  Churches  to  this  Church,  even  though  the 
time  of  new  residence  be  uncertain,  should  be  ob- 
served. No  influence  can  safely  be  overlooked  which 
concerns  the  spirit  of  our  work  and  worship. 

The  time  for  the  Baptism  of  Children  is  at  the 
opening  of  the  morning  service  on  the  Sabbath  fol- 
lowing Communion.  It  may,  however,  take  place  at 
other  times  as  circumstances  determine. 


ADMINISTRATION  55 

"Although  it  is  proper  that  Baptism  be  adminis- 
tered in  the  presence  of  the  Congregation,  yet  there 
may  be  cases  when  it  will  be  expedient  to  administer 
this  ordinance  in  private  houses;  of  which  the  min- 
ister is  to  be  the  judge."  Directory  for  Worship, 
ch.  vii.,  §  V. 

The  Puritan  Guild  meets  on  the  first  Wednesday 
afternoon  of  each  month,  at  3  o'clock,  in  the  Chapel. 

The  Helping  Hand  receives  its  friends  on  Thursday 
afternoon  at  3  o'clock,  in  Temperance  Hall,  Lexing- 
ton Avenue,  near  125th  street. 

The  Young  People's  Association  meets  on  the  third 
Thursday  evening  of  each  month  in  the  Chapel. 

The  Missionary  Branch  holds  a  weekly  session  on 
Monday  afternoon,  at  50  West  130th  Street. 

The  Puritan  Chorus  rehearsals  follow  the  Wednes- 
day evening  service. 

The  girls  of  the  Comfort  and  Charity  Club  may  be 
found  at  29  West  130th  Street,  at  4  o'clock  on  Fri- 
day afternoon.  The  boys  meet  at  the  same  place 
Saturday  morning  at  8.30,  and  Saturday  evening  at 
7  o'clock. 

The  Little  Puritans  meet  at  50  West  130th  Street 
on  Tuesday  at  half-past  three  o'clock. 

Public  Offerings  are  infrequent.  On  the  second 
Sabbath  of  the  month  a  General  Offering  is  received, 
which  is  divided  among  the  Home  and  Foreign  Mis- 
sionary, Educational,   Freedmen,  and    other  Boards 


56  THE    CHURCH    OF    THE    PURITANS 

according  to  the  direction  of  the  General  Assembly. 
In  this  way  greater  regularity  in  giving  is  secured, 
and  the  offertory  becomes  an  act  of  worship  rather 
than  an  impulse. 

At  the  Lord's  Table  an  Offering  is  received  for  the 
poor  of  the  Church.    This  has  always  been  abundant. 

In  order  to  provide  for  the  constant  wants  of  the 
building,  and  still  more  in  the  interests  of  that  grace- 
ful and  indispensable  hospitality  of  free  pews,  a  weekly 
giving  by  envelopes  is  commended.  There  are  many 
who  love  to  give  more  than  their  pews  represent,  in 
order  to  "  bear  one  another's  burdens,  and  so  fulfill  the 
law  of  Christ."  To  others  it  may  be  the  only  way 
of  contributing  to  the  support  of  the  Church.  To  the 
children  it  becomes  the  first  step  of  an  interest  which 
will  at  length  bring  them  to  the  offering  of  themselves 
in  consecration  to  Him  who  reminds  us,  "  Freely  yc 
have  received,  freely  give." 

As  the  amount  contributed  (week  by  week  through 
envelopes)  is  known  only  to  the  treasurer  of  this  fund, 
no  form  of  benevolence  is  more  full  of  a  spirit  dear 
to  Him  of  whom  the  Lord  says,  "Thy  father  which 
seeth  in  secret,  himself  shall  reward  thee  openly." 
That  the  blessing  may  be  complete,  every  one,  but 
most  of  all  the  children,  need  to  make  these  "alms 
in  secret"  with  self-denial.  The  apostle  has  given 
order,   "  Concerning  the  collection,   .     .     .   upon  the 


ADMINISTRATION  57 

first  day  of  the  week  let  every  one  of  you  lay  by  him 
in  store  as  God  hath  prospered  him." 

The  Annual  Parish  Meeting  is  held  in  November. 

The  Annual  Meeting  of  the  Church  is  held  in 
February. 

In  some  of  these  lines  every  one  may  find  rich 
reward  in  the  use  of  his  peculiar  gifts.  Let  no  one 
forget  that  in  a  kind  manner,  a  steady  attendance,  and 
earnest  purpose  he  may  bring  far  more  prosperity  to 
the  Church  than  money  can  represent.  The  kingdom 
of  Christ  comes  not  by  many  wise,  or  great,  or  dis- 
tinguished services.  "  Ye  see  your  calling,  brethren." 
"  Of  him  are  ye  in  Christ  Jesus,  who  of  God  is  made 
unto  us  wisdom."  If  any  man  lack  wisdom,  let  him 
ask  of  God,  who  giveth  freely  ;  and  receiving,  let  him 
communicate  unto  others. 


fa/\/ed   l5oss  oc  Hood  rlouUii?^ 
\x/&^\    Tr'iA  t?  s  e  [?  I  V/12  A  0 w 


i^ember^l^ip* 


IBUm'o  he  &ou,  toljo  Ijatlj  ^ct  up  ^o  manp  elf  ar 
lamp^  in  iji^  cfyivtl)  i  ana  bU';s^fD  ht  tijc  memor? 
of  tljooir,  i^ijS  faitljfiil  5fri)ant5,  tnljo  Ijatt  If  ft  tljtir 
liiJt^  ana  Ijatif  tpillingplp  tna^tfO  tljfm^clDW  into 
tl)t3C  cnaurins  monumtnt^  to  giiJt  UsU  to  ot^fr^;. 

Bishop  Hall. 


3Df  ®ion  it  ^Ijall  he  ^aia,  K^ji^  anii  tl)at  man 
tca^  born  in  ^f r :  anD  tijf  i^igi^f^t  ^imsf If  si)aU 
f^taili^I)  Ijer.  "Etif  lom  ;sl)all  count,  tDl)fn  !)f 
focitftifj  up  ti^c  People,  ttiat  tiji^  man  ioag  liorn 
tlifrf. 

Psalm  lxxxvil 


MEMBERS  are  received  into  the  Church  by  the 
Session.  This  usually  occurs  after  personal  con- 
ference with  the  Session.  But  the  Session  may  also,  for 
special  reasons,  receive  those  who  have  seen  only  the 
pastor.  Those  who  come  for  the  first  time  to  the 
Communion  are  at  the  Lord's  Table  informally  wel- 
comed by  the  pastor.  The  Sacrament  of  the  Lord's 
Supper  is  not  infrequently  administered  to  the  sick 
in  their  own  home. 

The  condition  of  membership  is  not  the  same  for 
officers  and  other  communicants.  The  former  are 
expected  to  have  a  more  formal  outline  of  belief  The 
latter,  among  whom  many  children  are  expected  to 
appear,  have  only  to  give  evidence  of  trust  in  Christ 
as  their  Divine  Saviour.  All  may  come  to  the  Com- 
munion who  endeavor  to  obey  these  commands, 
**  Follow  me,"  "  Do  this  in  remembrance  of  me." 

Attention  is  especially  called  to  the  Directory  of 
Worship  in  the  Presbyterian  Book  of  Discipline, 
Chap.  IX.,  Sec.  i :     * 

"Children,  born  within  the  pale  of  the  visible  Church,  and 
dedicated  to  God  in  baptism,  are  under  the  inspection  and 
government  of  the  Church  ;  and  are  to  be  taught  to  read  and 


62  THE    CHURCH    OF    THE    PURITANS 

repeat  the  Catechism,  the  Apostle's  Creed,  and  the  Lord's 
Prayer.  They  are  to  be  taught  to  pray,  to  abhor  sin,  to 
fear  God,  and  to  obey  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ.  And  when 
they  come  to  years  of  discretion,  if  they  be  free  from  scan- 
dal, appear  sober  and  steady,  and  to  have  sufficient  knowl- 
edge to  discern  the  Lord's  body,  they  ought  to  be  informed 
it  is  their  duty  and  their  privilege  to  come  to  the  Lord's 
Supper," 

What  the  Session  understands  by  the  expression 
"knowledge  to  discern  the  Lord's  body,"  is  such  a 
view  of  Christ  as  may  lead  them  to  say,  "  He  loved 
me  and  gave  himself  for  me."  Then,  as  daily  bread 
makes  them  strong,  so  the  word  and  life  of  Christ 
continually  received,  "in  an  honest  and  good  heart," 
will   "bring  forth  fruit  with  patience." 

In  their  coming  and  remaining,  in  worship  and  ser- 
vice, it  is  expected  that  every  line  of  life  may  meet  in 
one  thought,  Jesus  Christ  the  Saviour  of  men. 


ill'' 


uW'^'Bi^ 


iliiPiM,  "S^u 


— qirr 


zin 


64  THE    CHURCH    OF    THE    PURITANS 


ORIGINAL   MEMBERS. 

Abbreviations.  —  D,  Dismissed  ;    *  Deceased. 

Angell,  Carrie  E 

Anner,  Peter  A *  1 875 

Anner,  Margaret 

Anner,  Mary  Augusta *  1 884 

Anner,  William  S *  1873 

Anner,  Katherine  F *  1880 

Bos,   Josephine *  1888 

Brewster,  John  H - d  1877 

Burnett,  William d  1882 

Carman,  William  S d  1876 

Carman,  Sarah  A d  1876 

Carman,  Maria  A  d  1876 

Cooper,  Sarah  E 

Cooper,  Frank  A *   1876 

Dimon,  David  F d  1879 

Dudley,  Joseph  A *  1883 

Dudley,  Eliza  H *  1879 

Dye,  Larue  C. *  1877 

Dye,  Margaret  H 

Earle,  Fanny  E d  1880 

Gardner,  George  H 

Gardner,  Elizabeth  E 

Hamilton,  Martha 

Hawes,  Euphenia  a D  1878 

Jenkins,  Annetta  d  1884 

Jenkins,  Fannie d  1884 

Kline,  George  P *  1878 

Kline,  Jane 

Leggett,  Edward  H 

Leggett,  William d  1876 


MEMBERSHIP  65 

Maver,  George 

Miller,  Silas  W d  1878 

Miller,  Charlotte  S d  1878 

Mills,  Eliza  Freeborn 

Moore,  Elizabeth  C 

Moore,  Susan  A 

Moore,  Ellen 

Moore,  Louisa 

Oakley,  Clarence  E d  1875 

Oakley,  Anna  L d  1875 

Oakley,  Kate  A *  1873 

PuRCELL,  Martha *  1886 

Purcell,  Hannah 

Purcell,  Jane 

Randall,  S.  Augusta d  1875 

Rawson,  Mattie  H 


frorrz 


66 


THE    CHURCH    OF    THE    PURITANS 


MEMBERS    RECEIVED   AND    REMOVED. 

L,  Received  by  Letter;   S,  Received  by  Session;  D,  Dismissed;  *  Deceased. 

Abbott,  Josephine l  1873  ....  d  1875 

Atwater,  William l  1874  *  1882 

Atwa^ter,  Elizabeth  H l  1874  ....  *  i88r 

Alden,  Helen  W s  1881  ....  d  1887 


Baird,  Caroline  E l 

Baldwin,  Lucie  E l 

Banks,  David l 

Banks,  Frances  L l 

Banks,  Shepard   s 

Barbour,  W.  H l 

Barbour,  R.  G l 

Bayne,  Henry s 

Beach,  Arthur l 

Bedford,  Wendover  P l 

Bedford,  Cornelia  V.  O l 

Bedford,  Cornelia  C l 

Bell,  Charles l 

Bell,  Angeline l 

Bell,  Harriet  N l 

Bell,  Grace  H l 

Bell,  Stella  A l 

Bronson,  Henry  T l 

Bronson,  Ellen  P l 

BucHAN,  James l 

Buxton,  Charles  F l 

Buxton,  Sarah  Richard l 

Buxton,  Charlotte  F s 


1876 
1884 
1879 
1879 
1876 
1873 
1873 
1872 
1885 
1878 


1884 
1884 
1884 
1884 
1884 
1881 
1881 


1881 
1879 
1879 


D  1883 
D  1887 
D  1887 
D  1887 
D  1887 
D  1887 
D  1887 

*  1888 
D  1887 
D  1884 
D  1884 
D  1884 
D  1885 
D  1885 
D  1885 
D  1885 
D  1885 
D  1883 
D  1883 

*  1887 
D  1885 
D  1885 
D  1881; 


MEMBERSHIP 


67 


Campbell,  Marie l  1874 

Camp,  Anna  Josephine l  1872 

Carman,  William  Banks s  1873 

Carr,  D.  C L  1877 

Castle,  Samuel  A l  1883 

Chapin,  Gardener  S l  1877 

Chapin,  Elizabeth  W l  1877 

Chapin,  Annie  L l  1877 

Chapin,  Frank  H l  1877 

Chapin,  Charlotte  E s  1887 

Chapin,  Maggie l  1877 

Clark,  Samuel  J l  1873 

Clark,  Sarah  J l  1873 

Conger,  Mrs.  W.  E.  M l  1886 

Conger,  Sadie  E l  1886 

Cook,  Eliza s  1880 

Cooper,  Cornelia  s  1873 

Cramer,  Ursula  S s  1880 

Crosby,  William  B l  1882 

Daly,  Charity l  1885 

Dennis,  Holmes  V.  M s  1876 

Dennis,  Mrs.  H.  V s  1876 

DODD,  S.  C.  T L  1882 

Dodd,  Sarah  B   l  1882 

Dodd,  Mary  E l  1882 

Dodd,  Fred  G s  1883 

Dudley,  William  B s  1873 

Dunham,  Mary  H l  1874 

Dunne,  Annie  C s  1875 

Dunning,  Elizabeth l  1874 

Dusenbury,  Bessie s  1885 

Earle,  Margaret s  1874 


...   D  1882 

...   D  1880 

.  .   D  1876 

D  1883 

...   *  1887 

D  1879 

...   D  1879 

...   D  1879 

...   D  1879 

D  1879 

...   D  1879 

D  1885 

D  1885 

D  1887 

.  .  .  .   D  1887 

..   *  1881 

.  .  .  .   D  1888 

.     *  1881 

.  .  .    D  1886 

...   *  1887 

...   D  1878 

D  1878 

D  1885 

. .   D  1885 

D  1885 

.  .   D  1885 

...   D  1887 

...   *  1879 

.   D  1886 

.   D  1886 

.  .   D  1887 

D   1880 


68 


THE    CHURCH    OF    THE    PURITANS 


Easton,  Robert  Janes s  1886  .    .  d  1887 

Elton,  C.  Clark s  1879  d  1880 

Elwell,  Cornelius  L l  1887  ...  *  1887 

Felter,  L L  1884  ....  D  1887 

Ferris,  Frank  A l  1879  .    ..  d  1886 

Ferris,  Mary  A l  1879  ....  d  1886 

Ferris,  Helen s  1881  d  1886 

Ferris,  Jennie s  1881  d  1886 

Ferris,  Walter  R s  1882  d  1886 

Ferris,  Belle s  1882  d  1886 

Ferris,  Susan l  1877  ....  *  1879 

FiSK,  Harvey  Edward l  1879  ....  d  1886 

FiSK,  Mary  L l  1879  d  1886 

FiSK,  Charles  J l  1880  ....  d  1887 

FiSK,  LiLLIE  R L  1880  ....  D  1887 

GiLSON,  Emma l  1877  D  1888 

GiLSON,  Elizabeth  F s  1878  d  1888 

GiLSON,  Walter s  1883  d  1888 

GiLSON,  William  H s  1883  d  1888 

Goodale,  Samuel  B l  1874  d  1881 

Goodale,  Josephine  C l  1874  ....  d  1881 

Grant,  Jennie  Porter  l  1887  ....  d  1888 

Grey,  Jane  F s  1878  *  1879 

Griffiths,  Kate l  1878  ....  d  1882 

Griffiths,   Margaret l  1873  ....  d  1875 


Hallock,  Edward  H l  1873  ....  d  1877 

Hallock,  Mary  E l  1873  ....  d  1877 

HallocK;  Edgar  Sherwood s  1875  ....  d  1877 

Hallock,  Anna  Louisa s  1875  ....  d  1877 

Hance,  Isaac  A l  1874  ....  d  1877 

Hance,  Louisa  A l  1874  ....  d  1877 


MEMBERSHIP 


69 


Hand,  Eugene  S l  1880 

Hand,  Mary l  1880 

Harris,  M.  Edward s  1886 

Hastings,  George  S l  1877 

Hastings,  Harriet  M l  1877 

Hill,   George l  1874 

Holt,  Joseph  S l  1875 

Holt,  Lucy  A l  1875 

Jackson,  Henry  M l  1873 

Jackson,  Inez  B s  1873 

Jardine,  Edward l  1873 

jARvis,  Oliver  A l  1881 

Johnson,  Henrietta  W l  1873 

Johnson,  Charles  O l  1883 

Johnson,  S.  I l  1883 

Kennedy,  William l  1876 

Ketchum,  Alexander  P l  1879 

Ketchum,  Clara  D l  1879 

Ketchum,  Lillian  D s  1885 

KiLPATRicK,  Samuel l  1883 

Kilpatrick,  Betty  J l  1883 

KiLPATRicK,  Helen l  1883 

Kilpatrick,  Mary  F l  1883 

Lathrop,  Asa  S l  1878 

Lestrade,  Mary  C l  1874 

Lestrade,  Francis  W l  1874 

Lewis,  Elizabeth  M l  1877 

Lyon,  William  S l  1872 

Lyttle,  Eugene  D l  1882 

Mann,  Edward  C  l  1875 


.       D 

1882 

D 

1882 

* 

1886 

D 

1880 

D 

1880 

* 

1879 

D 

1885 

....   D 

1885 

D 

1883 

* 

1879 

D 

1875 

* 

1885 

D 

1884 

D 

1887 

D 

1887 

* 

1877 

D 

1886 

D 

1886 

D 

1886 

D 

1885 

D 

1885 

D 

1885 

D 

1885 

* 

1880 

D 

1886 

D 

1886 

D 

1880 

D 

1885 

D 

1884 

D  1879 


70 


THE    CHURCH    OF    THE    PURITANS 


Manson,  Clara  Houghton l  1885 

Marvin,  Frederick  R l  1875 

Marvin,  Persis  A s  1877 

Marvin,  Samuel  W l  1879 

Marvin,  Susan  D l  1879 

Maxwell,  Alexander l  1872 

Maxwell,  Charles  M s  1872 

McElhenney,  Jane  W l  1883 

McElhenney,  Sarah  A l  1883 

McElhenney,   Rebecca l  1883 

McElhenney,  Margaret l  1883 

McElhenney,  Agnes l  1883 

Merwin,  Berkeley  R l  1882 

Merwin,  Florence  R l  1882 

MoTT,  Sarah  M l  1881 

Oakley,  Anna l  1872 

Oakley,  Ruth l  1872 

Olliffe,  William  M s  1885 

Palmer,  William  K l  1876 

Paret,  Esther  Elizabeth l  1879 

Paret,  Anna  Pamly s  1882 

Paret,  Caroline  E s  1882 

Paret,  Annie  Elizabeth l  1882 

Patters,  Emily s  1874 

Patterson,  Sarah l  1876 

Patterson,  George  T.,  Jr. l  1876 

Patterson,  Emma  L l  1876 

Patterson,  Ruby s  1885 

Peet,  Louisa  P l  1877 

Pickford,  Salina s  1873 

Pirnie,  Ann l  1876 

PoiLLON,  Mary  G L  1882 


*  1887 

D  1887 
D  1881 
D  1887 
D  1887 

*  1880 
D  1876 
D  1885 
D  1885 
D  1885 
D  1885 
D  1885 
D  1887 
D  1887 
D  1887 

D  1872 
D  1874 


D  1881 
D  1888 
D  1888 
D  1888 
D  1888 

*  1886 

*  1877 
D  1887 
D  1887 
D  1887 
D  1883 

*  1880 

*  1887 
D  188^ 


MEMBERSHIP 


71 


PoiLLON,  Mary  E ■ l  1 882 

PoiLLON,  Ida  C l  1882 

Proudfoot,  Augusta s  1887 

Renwick,  William  C l  1873 

Renwick,  Harriet  McD l  1873 

Richards,  Sarah  M l  1879 

RoAHR,  Cecilia l  1875 

RoAHR,  Bella s  1880 

Roahr,  Minnie s  1880 

Roberts,  Robert  M s  1878 

Roberts,  Caroline  J s  1875 

Roberts,  Hattie  W l  1878 

Roberts,  Ella  W s  1878 

Ross,  Samuel  P l  1880 

Ross,   Lutherea l  1880 

Rush,   Cordelia l  1877 

Rush,  Anna  L l  1877 

Sayre,  Sarah  Lucretia l  1879 

Schenck,  Minnie  F l  1880 

Saxe,  Marion s  1882 

Sears,  Gertrude  C s  1 878 

Shekelton,  William  N l  1884 

Shepard,  Sarah  R l  1875 

Smith,  Tryphenia  N l  1879 

Smith,  Wesley l  1887 

Smith,  Mrs.  Wesley l  1887 

Smith,  Abel  H l  1873 

Smith,  Elizabeth l  1873 

Solomon,  Eliza  Rogers l  1880 

Solomon,  Ella  Louisa l  1880 

Solomon,  Florence  Harvey l  1880 

Sprague,  Susan  A l  1874 


d  1} 

D   li 


1887 


D  1884 

*  1877 

*  1882 

D  1884 

D  1884 

D  1884 

*  1880 

*  1875 

D  1887 

D  1887 

*  1887 

D  1883 

.. . .   D  1885 

D  1887 

. . . .   *  1880 

. ..    *  1885 

. .. .   D  1886 

D  1884 

*  1886 

*  1878 

*  1883 

.   D  1888 

.   D  1888 

.   D  1881 

D  1881 

.   D  1884 

.   D  1884 

D  1884 

D  1876 

72 


THE    CHURCH    OF    THE    PURITANS 


Stanton,  Kate  C l  1878 

Stevens,  Jane l  1875 

Stevens,  Jennie l  1875 

Stevens,  George  Alexander l  1875 

St.  John,  Phebe  l  1875 

Storrs,  Aaron  P  l  1875 

Storrs,  Louisa  P l  1875 

Strahan,  Agnes l  1880 

Streeter,  R.  M L  1873 

Streeter,  Hattie  D l  1873 

Strong,  Henry  T l  1873 

Strong,  Mary  C l  1873 

Taylor,  Grace  A l  1877 

Treffenberg,  Emily'C s  1885 

Treffenberg,  Emily  N s  1885 

Treffenberg,  Louisa  W s  1885 

Treharne,  Caroline l  1876 

Truax,  Nancy  Stone l  1874 

Truax,  John  G l  1877 

Turner,  Mrs.  J l  1886 

Vancott,  Theodore  S s  1876 

Vancott,  Roselle  C s  1877 

Van  Doren,  Helen  Wynkoop l  1885 

Warren,  Rev.  J.  C l  1875 

Warren,  Sarah  S  l  1876 

Waterbury,  Harriet l  1884 

White,  Charles  B l  1880 

White,  Mrs.  Charles  B s  1880 

Willis,   Harriet l  1878 

Wood,  Edward  A l  1886 

Wood,  Nancy  E.  C l  1886 


1881 

.  .  .  .   D 

1878 

.  .  .  .   D 

1878 

.  .  .  .   D 

1878 

* 

1877 

.  .  .  .   D 

1876 

.  .  .   D 

1876 

* 

1885 

.  .  .  .   D 

1876 

.  .  .   D 

1876 

* 

1876 

.  .   D 

1884 

.  .  .  .   D 

1881 

.  .  .  .   D 

1887 

.  .  .  .   D 

1887 

.  .  .  .   D 

1887 

.  .  .  .   D 

1880 

* 

1886 

.  .  .  .   D 

1885 

* 

1887 

D 

1882 

.  .  .  .   D 

1881 

.  .  .  .   D 

1888 

* 

1883 

.  .  .  .   D 

1879 

* 

1888 

.  .  .  .   D 

1884 

.  .  .  .   D 

1884 

* 

1887 

D 

1887 

...   D 

1887 

MEMBERSHIP  '] -i^ 

Woodward,  John  W l  1881  ....  d  1886 

Woodward,  Mary  T l  1881  . .    .  d  1886 

Wright,  Margaret  S s  1880  ....  d  1887 


PRESENT    MEMBERS. 

February,  1889. 

L,  Received  by  Letter  ;    S,  Received  by  Session. 

Alling,  Emma  H l  1888 

Anderson,  Annie l  1875 

Anderson,  Fannie  R  s  1876 

Anderson,  Helen  W s  1876 

Anderson,  Lydia ...  l  1875 

Anderson,  Elizabeth  l  1888 

Anderson,  Ada  Isabei l  1888 

Anderson,  Kate  M l  1888 

Anderson,  Lillian  Moffat l  1888 

Angell,  Carrie  E l  1872 

Anner,  James  H s   1877 

Anner,  Alice s  1877 

Anner,  Margaret l  1872 

Atwater,  Elizabeth l  1874 

Atwater,  Laura  A s   1875 

Atwater,  William  E s   1875 

Acton,  John  Whittaker l  1889 

Acton,  Carrie  H l  1889 

Bailey,  Daniel  Drew s  1887 

Bailey,  Ella s  1882 

Bailey,  Florence s  1887 

Baker,  Boman  C l  1888 

Baker,  Edwin  M l  1888 


74'  THE    CHURCH    OF    THE    PURITANS 

Baldwin,  Truman  H l  1884 

Baldwin,  Caroline  H l  1884 

Baldwin,  Lesa  L.  Sage l  1884 

Banning,  Herbert  A l  1883 

Banning,  Viola  H.  S s   1883 

Barnes,  Sarah  C l  1887 

Barrett,  Angeline  M l  1887 

Barrett,  Blanche  Addie s  1887 

Barrett,  Frank  B s  1888 

Bayne,  Jane  D s   188 1 

Beach,  Joshua  M l  1880 

Beach,  Carrie  K l  1880 

Beach,  Grace  B l  1880 

Beach,  Elizabeth  S l  1880 

Beach,  Sarah  E l  1880 

Beach,  Maurice  J s  1880 

Beals,  James  Henry,  Jr s  1886 

Beals,  Mary  Francis s  1886 

Beals,  Annie  Read s  1886 

Black,  A.  Stewart l  1880 

Black,  Ann  E l  1880 

Black,  Annie  Acherson s   1882 

Black,  Margaret l  1880 

Black,  Reed  Fulton s  1882 

Black,  Wallace l  1880 

Blanchard,  Addie  Lefferts l  1882 

Blaisdell,  James  H l  1872 

Blaisdell,  Helen  M ■.  .  l  1872 

Bogart,  James l  1883 

Bogart,  Mary l  1883 

Bos,  John l  1872 

Boyce,  Harriet l  1883 

Brockway,  William  Joseph l  1889 

Brockway,  Addie  B l  1888 


MEMBERSHIP 


75 


Brown,   Alexander s   1881 

BucHAN,   Rachel l  1881 

BucHAN,  Sarah l  188 1 

BucHAN,  Annie l  1881 

BucHAN,  Daisy s   jggg 

Burdell,  Emeline  L L  1883 

Burke,  William  E s  1876 

Burke,  Amelia  Augusta l  1876 

Cable,  Cornelia  Rowland l  1873 

Camps,   Francis l  1872 

Carss,  John l  1883 

Carss,  Marian l  1883 

Carss,  John  B l  1883 

Carss,  Mary  C l  1883 

Carss,   Harriet s  jggg 

Carss,  Elizabeth s  1887 

Carington,  Eliza  M l  1885 

Castle,  Mary  A   l  1883 

Clark,  Elton  C s  1884 

Clark,  Harrie  E l  1885 

Clark,  Julia  S l  1884 

Clark,  Stephen  S l  1884 

Clark,  Susan  Lord l  1872 

Clark,  Susan  Grafton l  1872 

Clark,  Maud  Mary l  1885 

Clark,  Mary s  1888 

Colwell,  W.  H L  1885 

Colwell,  Carrie  I l  1885 

Cook,  John  C l  1880 

Cook,  Jennie s   1881 

Cook,  Mabel s   1888 

Cooper,  Sarah  E l  i  872 

Cooper,  Edgar  H s  1880 


76  THE    CHURCH    OF    THE    PURITANS 

Cooper,  Amy  L s  1873 

Cox,  Emma  F l  1882 

Cox,  Elizabeth  R  l  1882 

Cox,  Mary  A l  i  882 

Cummins,  Henry  L l  1877 

Cummins,  Julia  A l  1877 

Currier,  James  W l  1877 

Currier,  Addie  L s  1882 

Currier,  Mabel s  1875 

Cutler,  Josephine  M l  1 882 

Daeniker,  Henry  H l  1888 

Daeniker,  Mary  T l  1888 

Daeniker,  E s  1887 

Daeniker,  Maude  Goutard s  1887 

Daly,  Charles l  1885 

Daly,  Ella  B l  1885 

Davis,  Martha  W l  1873 

Dawson,  Adelaide s  1876 

Dayton,  Charles  W s  1888 

Depew,  Robert  A l  i 877 

Dickinson,  Frederic  E l  1885 

Dickinson,  Julia  R l  1885 

Donald,  James l  1883 

Donald,   Mary l  1883 

Dow,  Joseph  E s  1886 

Dow,  Annie  E s  1879 

Dow,  Mamie  E s   1883 

Dow,  LoTTA s  1883 

Dow,  Nannie  A s  1887 

Dunbar,  James  R s  1 886 

Dwight,  John l  i  879 

DwiGHT,  Mary  E l  1879 

Dwight,  Marion ,  . . . .  l  1879 


MEMBERSHIP  77 

Dye,  Margaret  H l  1872 

Dye,  Martha  Rice s  1873 

Dyer,  Herbert  S s   1881 

Dyer,  Lizzie  M s  1881 

Easton,  Robert  T.  B l  1884 

Easton,  L.  Josephine l  1884 

Easton,  Alice s   1 887 

Elder,  Robert  D l  i  883 

Elder,  Mary  E l  i  883 

Elwell,  L.  D L  1887 

Ely,  Philo  S l  1886 

Ely,  Esther  V.  O l  1886 

Erdenbracker,  Adelaide l  1882 

Erwin,  Frank  A l  1887 

Erwin,  Ella  Reaumount l  1887 

Evans,  Edward  C l  1887 

Evans,  Esther  Elizabeth s   1887 

EuEN,  Mary  E l  1883 

EuEN,  Louise  Chapin s  1883 

Farr,  Mary  C l  1886 

Finney,  Helen s  1888 

FoLSOM,  Carrie  l  1880 

FoLSOM,  Blanche  S s  1 879 

FooTE,  Howard  W l  1880 

Foote,   Josephine s   1880 

Fox,  Ewing l  1873 

Fox,  Amelia l  1873 

Freeborn,  Edith  R s   1873 

Gardner,  George  H l  1872 

Gardner,  Elizabeth  E l  1872 

Gardner,  Euretta  Elizabeth s  1880 


yS  THE    CHURCH    OF    THE    PURITANS 

Gardner,  Mary  C l  i88i 

Gardner,  Frank  S l  1884 

Gardner,  Fanny  E l  1881 

Gardner,  Mrs.  Frank  S l  1881 

Gardner,  Annie  A l  1881 

Gardener,  Ella l  1881 

Gedney,  Delia  M l  1879 

Gedney,  Rebecca l  1887 

Gilbert,  Horatio  G l  1887 

Gilbert,  Alice  Maud l  1886 

Gilbert,  Susan  l  1888 

Gilbert,  Susan  Stevens l  i 887 

Gilbert,  Louise  Taylor l  1886 

GooDALE,  Maude  M s  1 874 

Gray,  Cloydon  L s   1878 

Hallock,  Jeannette  R l  1 88 1 

Hamilton,  John  Andrews s  1873 

Hamilton,  Martha l  1872 

Hanford,  William  H s   1888 

Hanford,  Mrs.  Wm.  H s   1888 

Harris,  Sarah  M l  i 885 

Healey,  Clark , l  1873 

Healey,  Harriet  A l  1873 

Hebron,  J.  M l  1889 

Hebron,  R.   H l  1889 

Helzler,  Charles s  1875 

Hill,  Kate  M l  1873 

Hill,  Emma l  1873 

Hill,  May  Belle l  1874 

Hill,  Sophia s   1874 

Hill,  George  Albert s  1 88 1 

Hill,  May  Belle s   1 883 

Hinchman,  Lucinda  E s  1 887 


MEMBERSHIP  79 

HiNCHMAN,  Marion  A s  1887 

Hitchcock,  Alice s   1 883 

HoLBROOK,  Anna  Chalmers l  1889 

Holmes,  Hannie  L l  1879 

HoRNE,  Peter l  i  88  i 

HORNE,  LUCINDA   M L    1 88 1 

Hume,  Harriet  Ely s   1 886 

Humphrey,  Jane  S l  1879 

Humphrey,  Jane s  1880 

Jarvis,  Catherine  A l  1881 

Jarvis,  Ida  May l  1881 

Jones,  May  Virginia s   1887 

Jones,  Alice  Byell l  1887 

Kehler,  Harriet  A s  1879 

Kelly,  Lillie  B l  1888 

Kennedy,   Margaret  J l  1876 

Kennedy,  Mary  S l  1876 

Kline,  Jane l  1872 

Kline,  Fannie  R s  1878 

Lane,  Henry l  1884 

Lane,  Sarah  T l  1884 

Landers,  Katharine s  1 888 

Landers,  Mildred  Edith s   1888 

Landis,  Alfred  S l  1887 

Landis,  Thomas  J.  T l  i  888 

Landis,  Lillie  M l  1888 

Lathrop,  Caroline  S l  1878 

Lathrop,  Carrie  J l  1878 

Lathrop,  James  R l  1879 

Lathrop,  Mary  E l  1879 

Lay,  George  C l  1888 


8o  THE    CHURCH    OF    THE    PURITANS 

Lay,  Sarah  Emma l  1888 

Lefferts,  Lewis l  1882 

Lefferts,  Phoebe l  1882 

Lefferts,  Flora l  1882 

Lefferts,  Annie  B s  1884 

Lefferts,  Lillie s  1885 

Leggett,  Edward  H l  i  872 

Leonard,  Austin  L l  1889 

Leonard,  Maria  E l  1889 

Leonard,  Alice  E l  1889 

Leonard,  Mabel  C l  1889 

L'ESPERANCE,  David  Andrew s  1888 

L'Esperance,  Margaret  L l  1884 

Lestrade,  Annie  L s  1875 

Lestrade,  James  W l  1874 

Lima,  Charles  C  . . , l  1883 

Lima,  Julia  E l  1883 

Lima,  Alice  M l  1883 

longstreet,  sarah  e l  1878 

Lucas,  Edward  F l  i  883 

Lucas,  Martha  T.  N l  1883 

Mackenzie,  John l  1872 

Mann,  Reuben  S l  1880 

Mann,  Mrs.  Reuben  S l  1880 

Mann,  Lewis  Francis s  1883 

Mann,  Addie  B s  1 883 

Manning,  C.  C l  1886 

Manning,  Isabella l  1886 

Maring,  Etta l  1889 

Maring,  Gertrude  Livingstone l  1889 

Mattison,  William  R l  1889 

Mattison,  Fannie  L l  1889 

Mattison,  Helen  V l  1889 


MEMBERSHIP  8 1 

M AVER,  George l  i  872 

Martyn,  Stella. s  1873 

Maxwell,  Sarah  R l  1872 

Maxwell,  Florence  A l  1872 

McGuFFOG,  Grace l  1 887 

McKechnie,  Elizabeth l  1875 

McKechnie,  Elizabeth  A l  1885 

McKechnie,  Margaret  J l  1875 

McKenzie,  Sadie s  1882 

McKenzie,  Emma .- s  1875 

Meade,   Mary s  1886 

Meade,  Jennie  Benton s  1886 

Merritt,  Edward s  1873 

Merritt,  Annie s   1873 

Merritt,  Peter  S s   1888 

Merritt,  Helen  Rebecca  s  1880 

Metzler,  Charles s  1882 

Mills,  Isaac s  1872 

Mills,  Eliza  Freeborn l  1872 

Mills,  Benjamin  F s  1885 

Mills,  Wm.  Judson  Blydenburg. s  1887 

Meigs,  Jane  T l  1876 

Meigs,  Walter s  1877 

Moore,  Anna  M l  i  889 

MoLAND,  Isaac  B l  i 889 

MoLAND,  Abby s  1889 

Moore,  Elizabeth  C l  1872 

Moore,  Susan  A l  1872 

Moore,  Ellen l  1872 

Moore,  Louisa l  i 872 

Morrison,  Mary  Louise s   1874 

Morse,  Rosina  S l  1878 

MoTT,  J.  Varnum L   1 88 1 

MoTT, ,  Mrs.  J.  L s  1 885 


82  THE    CHURCH    OF    THE    PURITANS 

Montague,  George  E l  1888 

MuLFORD,  George  T l  1889 

MuLFORD,  Martha  W l  1889 

Nicholson,  George  B l  1884 

Nicholson,  Helen l  1884 

Nicholson,  Jessie l  1884 

Nicholson,  Rebecca  M l  1884 

Nicholson,  Mary  Helen s  1887 

Nicholson,  Charles  M s  1888 

NiEBUHR,  Helen  L s  1888 

Northrop,  A l  1882 

Northrop,  Florence l  i  882 

Oliffe,  Marie  M s  1885 

Paine,  William  H l  1886 

Paine,  Catherine  G l  1886 

Paine,  Kathreen  L l  1886 

Paret,  Henry s  1882 

Paret,  Elizabeth s  1879 

Paret,  Charlotte  E s  1879 

Parsons,  Theron  E l  1887 

Parsons,  Sarah  D l  1887 

Parsons,  Helen  A l  1887 

Paton,  T.  C.  M L  1878 

Paton,  James  Morton l  1878 

Paton,  Margaret  L l  1878 

Paton,  Lucy  Allen l  1878 

Patterson,  Thomas  C l  1876 

Patterson,   Clara l  1876 

Patterson,  Helen  B s  1882 

Patterson,  Ella l  1875 

Platt,  James  D l  1878 


MEMBERSHIP  83 

Platt,  M.  Augusta l  1878 

Platt,  Dwight  Morgan s  1881 

Platt,  Carrie  Maud s  1882 

Pressinger,  Whitefield  Price s  1887 

Pressinger,  Austin  Edmund s  1885 

Pressinger,  Arnott  Melton s   1885 

Pressinger,  Salletta  Marie s  1887 

Pressinger,  Mary  Davis s  1887 

Prichard,  Annie l  1881 

Purcell,  Jane l  1872 

Purcell,  Hannah l  1872 

Quick,  Charlotte  M l  1880 

Ransom,  William  H l  1885 

Ransom,  Mrs.  William  H l  1885 

Ransom,  Edith l  1886 

Rawson,  Mattie  H L  1872 

Reddy,  Sarah  Lewis l  1887 

Redfield,    Henry l  1889 

Redfield,  Julia  M l  1889 

Redfield,  Harriet  A l  1889 

Redfield,  Ada  M l  1889 

Reed,  Frederick s  1884 

Reed,  Cornelia  Beardsley s  1884 

Reed,  Mary  Clark s  1884 

Reid,  Mrs.  Edward  A l  1883 

Reid,  Archibald  Edward l  1886 

Reid,  Elizabeth  A l  1883 

Reid,  Jennie  H l  1883 

Reid,  Lillie  A i,  1883 

Reid,  Mrs.  James  M l-  1883 

Renwick,  Eliza  Crosby s  1879 

Renwick,   Ellen s  1873 


84  THE    CHURCH    OF    THE    PURITANS 

Rich,  Josephine  B l  1884 

RiGNEY,   Thomas l  1881 

RiGNEY,  Caroline  M l  1881 

RiGNEY,  Charles  D s  1882 

RowE,  Amonta  T L  1879 

Rush,  Thomas  J l  1879 

Rush,  Ella  H l  1877 

Ryan,  P^lora s  1876 

SCHAFF,  ANSELM L    1875 

ScHAFF,  Helen  S l  1875 

ScHELL,  Alice  Adeline s   1888 

Schenck,  Remson L  1880 

SCHOLEFIELD,    HELEN  M L    1889 

SCHOLEFIELD,    VIRGINIA    M L    1889 

Scott,  Albert  E l  i  879 

Scott,  Mrs.  Albert  E l  1879 

Sears,  Marion  J s  1878 

Sears,  Susan  A l  1879 

Shekelton,  Catherine  Ann l  1884 

Sherlock,  May  Lillian s  1884 

Shutes,  Samuel  E l  1878 

Shutes,  Frank  A l  1879 

Shutes,  Sarah  B l  1878 

Shutes,  Carrie  L l  1878 

Shutes,  Elizabeth  Weed s  1885 

Shutes,  Marianne s   1882 

Simmons,  Simeon l  1885 

Simmons,  Elizabeth l  1885 

Simmons,  Egbert  W l  1873 

Skinner,  Sarah l  1878 

Skinner,  Annie l  1878 

Skinner,  Minnie s  1879 

Skinner,  Florence  Amelia s  1882 


MEMBERSHIP  85 

Slawson,  Mary  O l  1880 

Smith,  Edward l  1885 

Smith,  Mrs.  Edward l  1885 

Smith,  Blanche s  1882 

Smith,  Nettie  T l  1887 

Smith,  George  Moore s  1875 

Smith,  Anna  M s  1874 

Smith,  Sarah  Agnes s   1875 

Smith,  Elliott s   1887 

Smith,  Edwin  C l  1873 

Smith,  Abel  H l  1873 

Smith,  Elizabeth l  1873 

Smith,  Angeline l  1877 

Sniffen,  Mary  F l  1886 

Spalding,  George  A l  1880 

Spalding,  Rebecca  A  l  1880 

Stanton,  Mrs.  Samuel  B .' l  1878 

Stanton,  Mary l  1878 

Stevens,  Mary  E l  1885 

Stillman,  Edwin  E s   1887 

Stillwell,  Elizabeth l  1875 

Strahan,  James s  1880 

Streeter,  Elizabeth  Weed s   1887 

Townsend,  Lizzie  Bentley s  1885 

Trested,  Warren  C s   1879 

Truax,  Chauncy  Schaffer L  1876 

Turner,  Frank s  1886 

Turner,  Kate s  1886 

Valentine,  William   l  1886 

Valentine,  Mary  H \  .  l  1886 

Valentine,  Mary  Spies • s  1886 

Valentine,  Frances  Amenda s  1886 


Bo5j^  ir?  0?ar2cel 


I 


Princeton  Theological  Seminary  Libraries 


1    1012  01218  0354 


Date  Due 


/:^     '^ 


